The fertility issues are only briefly mentioned, and are more made up to fit omegaverse than anything particularly rooted in reality, as it's a sensitive subject I didn't want anyone going into something they would be uncomfortable reading, this focuses more on Dazai's attempts at telling Kunikida the news
Cwtch/Cwtched/Cwtching - It's a Welsh word, here it's meaning a cuddle or hug (but like nicer, cosier and more personal than a hug if that makes any sense?) The word can also mean a small cupboard/cubbyhole
Dazai and Kunikida married in a beautiful outdoor, autumnal ceremony. A month later and settled into married life, Kunikida sat Dazai down to discuss their future plans.
"Everything alright?" Dazai asked, concerned as they sat down.
"I want to have a baby" Kunikida opened.
"Oh, is that all? I thought there was something wrong, we've discussed this before and you know I'm on board with us having a little one in the future."
"I don't want to wait, a child of my own it's all I've ever wanted in my life. We're married, we have a beautiful home together, work is quiet, I can't think of a better time to start trying. I mean unless you're not ready"
Dazai smiled, pulling Kunikida in for a cwtch, "Of course I'm ready, I went into heat on our wedding night, I can't think of a better sign than that" Dazai kissed him.
"Do you think you could be pregnant already?" Kunikida asked.
"Hmm, I don't feel any different, but it's not like I've been pregnant before, I'll get a test next time we're out. Don't get your hopes though things like this take time." Dazai smiled.
"Thank you Osamu, I love you so much."
Five years later
Dazai and Kunikida were still trying for a baby. After two years of trying, they found out that Kunikida's fertility was low, there was still a chance of them conceiving a child but it could take a long time. There wasn't a lot they could do to increase his fertility and the doctor's advice has been to keep trying. IVF wasn't an option for Omega's, their bodies not taking well to it, they had also looked at adoption, but due to their abilities and job, they weren't allowed. They still tried each time Dazai went into heat, every two months, but after the news, Kunikida had lost interest in Dazai taking a test after each heat, fed up of the disappointment that came with each negative test. Dazai tried to comfort Kunikida, and made sure they filled their time off with fun activities.
For their fifth wedding anniversary, Dazai had planned a trip to a local hot springs resort, but when his heat came early, they ended up spending the time at home. With everyone thinking they had gone on their trip, they were able to spend uninterrupted time together. It was nice, it reminded them of the early days of their relationship when they were still sneaking about and hiding it from their co-workers. They went back to work relaxed and happy.
The next month flew by, they had a lot of missions and worked with the Port Mafia on many of them. As the month progressed Dazai found himself getting more and more tired, to the point he slipped up and injured himself. As Kunikida dealt with the paperwork Dazai was checked over by Yosano. After checking him for marks and finding a bruise over his ribs, she wanted to check for any internal bleeding, so setup the ultrasound machine. She worked quickly to check Dazai, mindful of the additional pain it could cause him as she ran the wand over the bruised area. Dazai fidgeted, making Yosano's hand move further down his stomach.
"Oh!" she exclaimed in surprise, moving the wand further over his stomach, before removing it and giving Dazai a cloth to wipe the goop off.
"What? Is everything okay?" Dazai asked.
"There's no internal damage, so your injury is just the bruise, but… when was your last heat?"
"About a month ago, it came a bit early so we never made it to the hot springs."
"Hmm, okay." she rummaged in a drawer, pulling out two items then pointed to a door behind her, "there's a bathroom through there, pee on this for me please."
Dazai took the item's surprised to find it was two pregnancy tests,
"But Kuni-"
"I know, but humour me okay?"
So Dazai took the tests, and returned to Yosano who was now sat at her desk, Dazai sat in the chair in front of her and placed them display side down, on the desk.
"I set a timer on my phone," Dazai told her
"Good, it could be nothing, as it is a bit too early to perform a scan. But it did look like you have something growing in there." She paused, "Do you want to go and get Kunikida?"
Dazai shook his head, "No, the last time I took a test, about two years ago, he spent the weekend crying. It's really hit him hard that he's in the way of the one thing he's wanted in life. I hate that there's nothing I can do to make it better for him." Dazai sighed, "but we are still young, and I've got a good few years of heats left, so we'll just keep trying like the doctor said."
Dazai's phone beeped. He took a deep breath,
"We each flip one?"
Yosano nodded, "After three?"
"One…Two…Three"
They flipped the tests over:
Pregnant – Four Weeks.
Yosano squealed
"Are…are you seeing what I'm seeing?" Dazai asked, unsure of himself.
"Congratulations Dazai!" she moved from her seat and pulled Dazai in for a cwtch "I'm so pleased for you two."
"We…we did it, we finally did it." Dazai started crying, the emotions overwhelming him.
"What are you waiting for? Go and tell him!"
"No, we've waited this long, I want to tell him in the right way."
"Fair enough," Yosano smiled, "Just let me know when you've told him, I'd hate to give it away before you've told him."
"Thanks Yosano."
"Now, about that bruise…"
A few hours later and Dazai and Kunikida were home and in bed. Dazai cwtched into Kunikida, who was reading a book before bed.
"Say Kunikidaaaa, what do you think about us having a baby?"
He was greeted by snores. Dazai sighed, removed the book, gently took off Kunikida's glasses, wrapped them correctly with the cleaning cloth and placed them in their case. He placed a light kiss on Kunikida's lips, he looked so pretty asleep. He turned the lights off and whispered,
"I'm pregnant Doppo, but it's okay, I'll tell you again when you're awake." He cwtched back in and quickly fell asleep.
Telling Kunikida he was pregnant was harder than Dazai had anticipated. The first few times Dazai tried to tell him, he either didn't hear him or brushed it off as a joke. That hurt Dazai, that Kunikida would think he would joke about such a thing, granted he would push the boundaries but even for him joking about being pregnant was off limits. So, he took a different approach.
Now six weeks pregnant, Dazai's body was starting to change, overnight he started to have a more noticeable bump, his trousers got tight, as did his winter coat. When the first snow of the winter fell, Fukuzawa gave them all a snow day.
It was their tradition to build themselves as snowmen on their first snow day of the season. Dazai would make a start whilst Kunikida made hot chocolate ready for when they went back in. Dazai decided to use the snowmen to tell Kunikida the news. He made the snowman that was supposed to be him a bit fatter around the middle and put the twig arms on the body, as if cradling the bump. As he was putting the finishing touches on Kunikida's snowman, his husband joined him, slipping and falling over.
By the time Dazai had gotten Kunikida back inside, checked over and both of them warmed up, the snow had started falling again, and neither of them wanted to go back outside. Instead, they cwtched up on the settee under the fluffy blankets Dazai had insisted they buy after their first winter together.
With the snow cleared, they were back in work. Dazai was grateful he seemed to skip morning sickness, instead he was constantly hungry. Yosano assured him it was normal, but did try to encourage towards healthier snacks. Kunikida noticed Dazai's increased appetite but, even when Dazai told him was eating for two, Kunikida put it down to his heat being near.
When Dazai reached seven weeks pregnant, and although he could no longer hide his growing bump, he still hadn't successfully told Kunikida the news. He woke up each morning to his husbands arms around his bump, so he was unsure as to how Kunikida hadn't worked it out. It was the week before Christmas – his eight week scan was booked for Christmas Eve, and he found himself craving his mate's touch. He didn't want sex, instead he demanded Kunikida put lotion on him, it wasn't an unusual request, as it helped them both to unwind after a stressful day.
Dazai led on the bed, naked, waiting for Kunikida to finish his shower. He couldn't stop rubbing his hands over his bump, excited for Kunikida to finally realise that they were having a baby. Kunikida returned to the bedroom wearing a pair of pyjamas, lotion in hand. He gave Dazai a kiss, and started to apply the lotion, as he got to Dazai's bump, he gently ran his hands over it.
"Looks like you've gained your winter weight already." He laughed.
"It's not, well okay some of it might be, but it's our baby Kunikida."
Kunikida moved away, no longer touching Dazai.
"Again? Dazai I know you like your jokes, but this isn't funny. It breaks my heart every time you go into heat as I know our dreams of being a parent have been dashed again." Kunikida sighed, getting off the bed and making his way to the bedroom door, "It's not like you'd understand, you're not the problem. I bet with someone normal you'd get knocked up when you're not even in heat."
Dazai grabbed his pyjamas and got dressed, tears in his eyes,
"Doppo," Dazai's voice made him pause in the doorway, "I would never lie or joke about something like this. if you don't want to believe me, that's fine. I have an appointment on Christmas Eve, can you at least come with me to that?" Dazai knew he was being a bit harsh, but the hormones were starting to kick in, and he was fed up his husbands' denial. Kunikida didn't reply, but Dazai could hear him muttering about the ridiculous lengths Dazai had gone to for this joke.
For once, Dazai was grateful for the Christmas rush, as Kunikida was barely talking to him. He went to bed early the night before his scan, tired from the busy week. He'd told Kunikida what time the scan was and hoped his husband would be joining him.
Dazai was up early the next morning, too excited at the prospect of seeing his baby for the first time. He'd picked the earliest appointment available and was defrosting the windscreen of the car by the time Kunikida was dressed and ready. Kunikida got in the driver's seat and started the journey to the hospital. He pulled into a parking space, and turned to Dazai.
"Last chance, we can go home now, have a happy Christmas and I won't hold this stupid joke against you."
"Once again, I really am pregnant Kunikida." Dazai replied, getting out of the car. They made their way to the omega pregnancy department, they were a bit early, so they took a seat. Dazai took Kunikida's hand, squeezing it.
"I know you wouldn't joke about something like this" Kunikida murmured.
"Huh?" Dazai had zoned out, trying to contain his excitement.
"I know you wouldn't joke about something like this" he repeated, louder. "It's just, the chances of this, of you getting pregnant by me is so, so low. I don't want to believe it, just in case that test you took was wrong. You did take a test, right?"
"Yeah I did." Dazai paused, "Why didn't you talk to me about that? It's real, when I got that bruise, Yosano did an ultrasound in case there was internal bleeding or something, her hand slipped and she said it looked like something was growing in there. We've waited so long for this, I wanted to make a big deal out of it for you, but no matter how I tried you always brushed it off."
"I know, and I'm sorry. It was easier to believe you were wrong, than get my hopes up." Kunikida placed a light kiss on Dazai's lips.
"Osamu Kunikida?" A nurse yelled out.
"Coming!" Dazai called back, pulling Kunikida up with him.
They followed her to a little room, the Doctor was one they had seen before,
"Hello, nice to see you again." He smiled as he greeted them, the nurse took care of weighing and measuring Dazai's height, before asking him to take off his top and lie on the bed. Kunikida took the seat next to him, grabbing Dazai's hand. The doctor started the scan, murmuring things to the nurse they didn't understand,
"Everything looks good, you're doing very well Dazai." The doctor told him as he moved the screen for them to see, "Are you ready to see your little ones?"
They nodded,
"Congratulations, you're having twins. It's likely they'll be identical twins, but they're both happy and healthy. I'm so happy for you, I know you've been trying for a long time."
"Twins?" Kunikida whispered, in awe. "Thank you so much Osamu"
"No need to thank me, I wanted these babies just as much as you" Dazai smiled, pulling Kunikida down for a kiss.
One year later
Their babies had been born the first week of May, two little girls, a perfect mix of Dazai and Kunikida. It was Christmas morning, and they were getting ready to celebrate their first Christmas as a family.
Kunikida was excited and woke Dazai up at 6am, ready to start the day. He cursed his husband for disturbing his precious sleep, they had started their daughters on solid food, but they still had nightly feeds, and as Kunikida was in work Dazai took care of them. Kunikida gave him a set of pyjamas to change into and told him the babies were awake anyway. Dazai changed and stumbled into the nursery, Kunikida was changing their nappies and redressing them.
"They've been fed,"
"You should've woken me."
"I'm off work, it's not a problem, and you really need the rest Osamu."
Dazai yawned in response, "Why are we up at the crack of dawn?"
"Christmas day always start's early! Well, it did in my household."
"We've never gotten up this early before" Dazai grumbled.
"Well, there's no point when it's just the two of us and you can sometimes be very hard to wake up"
Dazai was suddenly very grateful for the worn out sleep he always fell into on Christmas Eve.
"All done, here have one of them" Kunikida handed a baby to Dazai. They were dressed in matching Christmas onesies.
"Oh, these outfits are adorable Kunikida."
"We match" Kunikida replied, smiling
"Match?" Dazai asked, mind still foggy with sleep.
"Follow me" Kunikida took Dazai back into their bedroom, and stopped in front of their floor to ceiling mirror. They were all wearing matching clothes. With a free arm, Kunikida pulled Dazai close,
"We look like a Christmas card," Dazai smiled,
"Wait till you see the living room"
"Just how long have you been awake?" Dazai asked, as he followed Kunikida downstairs. Their daughters were starting to wake up, Kunikida stopped in front of the living room door.
"You went to bed early last night, Yosano and Atsushi came to give me a hand. I know they're crawling so you didn't want decorations up, but as we're both here, they should be fine."
"Decorations?" Dazai asked, confused as they'd never bothered with them before, as they weren't home long enough to appreciate it.
"Close your eyes." Kunikida instructed, pushing opening the door. He'd picked a small, artificial tree, wrapped it with lights and tinsel, a star on top and some sparkly ornaments finished it off. He'd also tacked tinsel and lights to the walls, making it feel like a Santa's grotto. The Christmas presents were stacked at the bottom of the tree and Kunikida had set up a video camera to capture their reactions.
"Open," Kunikida whispered,
"Oh wow! It's amazing Kuni- okay-okay you can go down" Dazai placed his wriggling daughter on the floor and she started crawling to the tree, her sister doing the same to Kunikida. Dazai stepped over to his husband, pulling him in for a cwtch, kissing him.
"It's perfect. Thank you."
By noon, Dazai had the girls on his chest and they were all fast asleep on the settee, Kunikida smiled as he watched them, he had never known he could love someone as much as he loved them. He just hoped their future Christmases would be as happy and perfect as this one. He finished tidying up the wrapping paper, arranging their new toys and books ready to play with when they woke. He put a blanket over Dazai, making sure their daughters were safe. He sat next to Dazai and it didn't take long for Dazai to cwtch closer to him,
"Mmhmmm love you Doppo" he murmured in his sleep.
"Love you to Osamu," Kunikida placed a kiss on Dazai's forehead.
A/N You can also find me on Twitter and AO3 as Darke_Faerie