Shizuo held Asumi close to his chest as he walked to find Tom who was waiting by a coffee shop. He was surprised to see Shizuo walking with Asumi in his arms. The baby was in a one piece with a large pink jacket and over her hands were these cute white mittens and some type of slippers for her small little feet. She had a large fluffy hat over head to keep her warm but he still feared she was still cold.

Tom stood up and made his way closer to Shizuo and saw that dark bags were under his eyes. He looked so tired, so scared and so drained. It was an usually expression to be worn by that male. He was constantly looking down at Asumi, ensuring her wellbeing before looking back up. The debt collector rushed over to Shizuo and saw just how tired he was, "What happened?"

"Was woken up this morning with a crying Izaya. Takeshi had stopped breathing. He has just become stable for the time being," he said simply. Tom nodded his head understanding that must have been hard. He still resented Izaya and their relationship, but he never voiced that opinion. He didn't want to upset Shizuo and he was very much serious about Izaya. All Shizuo could talk about was Izaya and his twins. And honestly, he loved hearing it. His life was now good, why would he make a fuss.

"You can't really work well with A-"

"Asumi," Shizuo interjected.

"Thank you. Asumi. She'll be in the way. Though we only have two houses and then the office," Shizuo nodded his head and followed Tom. They passed a baby store and Shizuo quickly nipped in telling Tom that he was going in. Tom followed him inside and followed Shizuo to an area where they had baby carriers. One was designed for the parent to hold the baby in front or on their back.

Shizuo picked it up and headed to the counter and quickly purchased it and put little Asumi into it. She had a small runny nose already and he got his sleeve and wiped the snot away. He put her into the carrier which she found amusing and cuddled into her fathers warm body heat.

She was frozen and no doubt she was going to end up like her brother, in hospital with tubes inserted in his nose. Shizuo quickly followed Tom to the first house and for a change he knocked and a lady came to the door. Shizuo was so focused on Asumi that he didn't see the warm glance at him, "Is she cold?" The lady asked and opened the door wider and allowed them inside. Shizuo was more than grateful as he stepped inside and sat her down near the fire as he curled into her little body.

She was a fairly old lady and she had some of her family round. They looked to Shizuo who was keeping his daughter warm, "She isn't fat enough to look after herself if she takes ill. I need to keep her warm," Shizuo explained after he was asked why he held her. Tom followed the old lady around the house getting the payment from her.

"Oh you are married?" Shizuo smiled softly shaking his head.

"Not yet. My financee gave me a ring as well, i still need to buy a ring. These are hers," he explained simply as he looked at the ring that was on his ring finger and smiled softly.

"Why aren't you fighting with Izaya anymore?" A male asked him. He smiled softly at the thought.

"My fiancee is related to Izaya. I can't touch him unless I want to get in trouble with her," he laughed softly as nothing in that sentance was wrong, well apart from 'her'. He looked to Asumi who had fallen asleep once again and he smiled picking her up as Tom called to him. He bowed to the family and walked out back into the bitter cold.

The two walked in the cold for a while, the other house being on the other side of Ikebukuro. Shizuo stopped as a voice was called out to him. He turned to see Miaru and Kururi racing towards him with Hanako behind. Tom rolled his eyes and walked on a head. Shizuo smiled softly at the sight of the twins crying gently.

"Where were you? Where'd you go? Where is brother?" Miaru asked. Shizuo walked over to Hanako and was given a large hug as he sobbed softly on her shoulder. She ran her hands in his hair and allowed him to sob. He was so scared. His son may die. He wanted to be with him and Izaya. Hanako continued to stroke his hair.

Tom walked over to the blonde and put a hand on his shoulder, "Be with your family. Happy new years," Shizuo nodded his head and watched as Tom flipped out his phone and made a sudden phone call.

Shizuo was close to the hospital, he could see the sign peeking through a set of trees and slowly walked towards the sign.

It was too silent for Izaya to handle. Kawaharu sat beside him, glaring at him. He tried to avoid her gaze as much as he could. He wanted to bond with her, but she was so filled with hate that she couldn't even bring herself to talk.

There was a slight buzz from the oxygen machine that helped Takeshi to breath. He was fast asleep and he was not able to come out for a cuddle or to be touched for the longest time. Izaya didn't want to wake his sleeping baby, hoping that if he left him, he'd heal on his own.

"Erm...,"

"How could you wrap my son up in this?" Kawaharu hissed to Izaya, her eyes becoming daggers as she cut a small section in his heart. "You are a manipulative male. You nearly had us bankrupt. Do you think some friendly pleasantries will make me forgive you," Izaya bit his lip. He wanted to get along with her, like how close Shizuo was to his own mother.

"I am marrying your son so get over it," Izaya hissed back. He didn't want to be dealing with her at this moment. He needed Shizuo to give him a hug, to make Takeshi feel better.

"Going to leave him at the alter? I...I bet you planned for this to happen. I see the bruises on his face. It's you isn't it," That was it. How dare she say that.

"GET FUCKING OUT OF HERE!" He screamed and punched her in the face. A nurse came running and held him back and gave him an injection to silence him. "DON'T YOU EVER THINK I'D WANT TAKESHI IN HERE. THAT I AM ABUSING HIM. YOU ARE A WITCH!" He screamed until he fell asleep.

The nurse got him onto a wheelchair and took him away into another ward, so that he can be dealt with. The nurse returned and spoke to the woman.

"May I ask who you are?" She asked.

"I'm that child's grandmother. Shizuo is my son," The nurse nodded her head.

"You may not have a good relationship with Izaya but his son is in the hospital with breathing problems. Do not a accuse him of abusing his child," The nurse walked over to Takeshi and gave him a soft smile before walking out.

Shizuo walked in half an hour later and was shocked to that Izaya was not in the room, "That fiancee of yours is mental," Hanako stepped forward with a frown, her eyes softening at Takeshi and the tubes forced down his throat.

"Oh Shizuo. What happened?"

"Takeshi stopped breathing last night," he bit his lip trying to hold back his tears. His son looked so pale and ill. "Where's Izaya?"

"He attacked me, so they took sedated him and took him somewhere," Mrs Heiwajima stated simply.

"Where is he?" The blonde growled back. He needed to be with Izaya. He had to check he was okay. He rushed out handing Asumi to Hanako and walked over to the nurse that had dealt with them all night.

"Looking for your fiancee. I'll take you," She led him up the stairs and down many corridors that were the same. It was a labyrinth, with different posters. The nurse pointed to a door and walked back. Shizuo felt like calling out to her, to leave a trail of bread so he can get to Takeshi again.

He walked in to see Izaya lying in a bed. He had his back to him and was facing Shion and Kasuka. Shizuo walked in closer and lifted the covers that Izaya was snuggled under and joined him in the bed. The brunette turned round and hid his face within Shizuo's large chest.

"You're mother told us to come in and then directed us here. What's wrong with Izaya?" Shizuo looked down to Izaya as his father spoke. He noticed that his son looked so tired and exhausted. Shizuo bent down to press his lips against Izaya's forehead and slowly felt him let himself be touched more.

"What happened?" Shizuo asked Izaya softly, his lips hovering over his ear.

"You're mother accused me of manipulating you by hurting Takeshi so that he'd be in such a bad state," Izaya closed his eyes as he felt his security blanket - Shizuo - holding him closer into his chest and gently ran his fingers through his hair.

The door opened with Hanako walking in and handing Asumi over to her grandad as he held his hands out for her. She walked over to her son and kissed his cheek softly, her lipstick sticking to his cheek. Kasuka stood so that Hanako could take the extra seat which she gratefully took and he sat on the bed.

"Hanako dear, what has happened?" Shion asked the brunette next to him as she looked to her child in the bed.

"Takeshi stopped breathing last night-"

"Dear god,"

"-So they took him in and have been here very early in the morning. Your misses has just accused my son of hurting Takeshi, with the bruises he gets from Asumi to manipulate your son. My son does have a knack for manipulation, but this isn't one of them. He wouldn't put his heart on the line to manipulate anyone," Hanako explained as she studied her son and the blonde beside him.

Shizuo sat up and looked to his brother who was staring at them funnily, "Did you have sex recently?" He asked bluntly.

"Why?" Shizuo asked recoiling back slightly at his brother question. Kasuka stared at him blankly for a long time making him quite incomfortable.

"Did you?" He asked again. Shizuo nodded his head slowly.

"Last night. Why?"

"You two kind of stink of it. You smell all sweaty and musty," He explained simply. Shizuo sniffed and could smell the cum and the sweat. It slightly turned him on and repulsed him at the same time. Izaya sat up slowly when the doctor came in. She asked for Shizuo to step out to discuss something and led him down the corridor to see Miaru holding Takeshi in her arms while Kururi held this tank of oxygen. He was crying heavily and Shizuo rushed over taking his baby and slowly rocking him back and fourth as he cried.

"He's healthy. He can leave soon, after I have done some nots but he can be with his mother for the time being," The nurse walked away and Shizuo kissed his son's head and soon his baby boy was silent and was sucking on the mask that was over his mouth.

"Let's make mummy happy," Shizuo took the oxygen tank from Kururi and led his baby into the hospital room that most of their family were invading.

"Mummy...look who came to see if you were okay?" Izaya looked up to see his baby boy and held his arms out for him. Shizuo brought the tank closer and put Takeshi into his mothers arm where he was snuggled into happily. The twins walked in with Shizuo's mother.

"Tell me about your date?" Kasuka asked.

"We went to Russia sushi then Izaya took us to this lovely hotel, in which we never payed for and we had sex. Came back home and went to sleep until Izaya woke me up," Kasuka nodded his head.

"Takeshi was fine yesterday. He cried a lot of the time for you to return. We played and cuddled then he drifted off to sleep," Kasuka explained. Izaya kissed his sick baby's head and rocked him back and fourth as he started to whine.

Shizuo smiled at his brother, he had started to talk a lot more which was nice. He enjoyed having conversations with him. The actor stood up and left saying he had things to do and left giving his older brother a pat on the head.

The nurse walked in not long after and saw the large family and made her way over to Takeshi and watched as Izaya retracted the baby away from her touch, "Izaya, I won't hurt him. Can I?" He hesitated, deciding whether or not he should allow the woman to touch him. He was so peaceful, breathing normally with the large mask over his mouth. He stared at his mother with his lovely red eyes. He was peaceful, Izaya didn't want her to ruin that for him.

"Okay, I won't touch. Let me explain this to you," Izaya nodded and cuddled into his baby more relieved that he was okay. "We ran a couple of scans and it turns out his lungs didn't develop properly. We hope over the years this will change, or even he will learn to breath with the less oxygen in his body," she explained. "So the oxygen mask must be worn all day for most of the time and gradually we will take him off the help and he can do it himself. There is a small tube going into his heart that is supplying him with more oxygen from the tank. We'll advice you when to take it off of him," Izaya inspected his baby and sure enough there was a tube going deep into his body.

"I'm so sorry. Baby. Mummy is so sorry. I never ate enough. Mummy is so sorry. So sorry," Izaya wept, his tears dripping onto Takeshi and down his forehead.

"Miaru take Takeshi," Shizuo demanded. She reached for him, sitting next to her brother to protect him. Shizuo walked round and held Izaya in his arms as he wept hard into his shoulder. He rubbed his shoulders softly as he cried knowing the problem.

"It's not your fault. It's not anyones fault. It just happened," Shizuo kissed Izaya on the lips and could taste his salty tears on his lip. His warm hands reached up and wiped away his tears before he kissed his lips softly, "He'll be okay. Shinra warned us that there was a chance there could be an issue and this must be it. We already knew there may be a problem and he'll be okay. He is strong like us. He'll be fine," Izaya nuzzled his face into Shizuo's neck. He let out a small gasp of air and took deep breaths.

Izaya pushed Shizuo away and took his baby boy and cuddled him in his arms and whispered to him softy, "How do I breast feed him with his mask on," The nurse walked around and took the mask off of him and showed the tube going to his heart.

"That'll keep him going until you are done. Make him drink slowly and if he guzzles, take him off of your nipple and rub his back if that doesn't seem effective, put his mask back on for a few minutes before continuing," she explained to Izaya who nodded his head slowly.

She stood up after, telling them that they can leave as soon as they feel like it and so they quickly packed up and went to Izaya's house.

Izaya sat on the couch and felt as Sena jumped up and sat on his lap and received a scratch behind the ear. Shizuo lay Takeshi in the little baby carrier with the tank next to it. Asumi was held by Hanako as the elders spoke.

Shizuo joined Izaya on the couch and wrapped an arm securely around him and snuggled into his side as Izaya curled into his body and they sat cuddled up and all entangled in each other. Izaya turned Shizuo's head and captured his lips passionately, his tongue quickly slipping into his hot mouth. The informant untangled his legs and straddled his hips as his arms wrapped around his shoulders.

Cough cough

The two stopped to see Kawaharu shaking her head, "Get a grip. You are with company, please refrain from such vulgar activites," she hissed at the two while Hanako took a seat on the couch beside the two and held Asumi.

She leant forward and Izaya took her while he rolled away from Shizuo, sitting beside him instead, "Hey girl...please don't bully your brother anymore. He is very poorly now," Asumi looked to her hand and showed it to her daddy who laughed happily and kissed her hand. Shizuo took her small outstretched hand and uncurled her fingers and tickled her palm with his index finger. Her hand curled in and gripped the finger instead and laughed as she did so.

He opened her hand once again and it remained open while he tickled her palm. She laughed happily and received a small kiss to the forehead. The door swung open with Shinra walking in with Celty behind. Shinra gasped when he saw Takeshi and rushed to his side to inspect him further.

"So his lungs never developed properly. Don't worry they will continue to grow," Shinra ran his hands down the kids arm and he looked at him with fear, "It's alright. It's your godfather. I won't hurt you," Takeshi's eyes wondered over to his tank and pointed to it, well his hand curled in a fist was sticking out at the tank like he was pointing.

"That is your oxygen tank. He will be your best friend for a long while. Shin-chan - that's me - will make sure we see it to your 18th birthday where we will be the best of friend and will drinking none stop...lets wreck your liver too!" Shinra laughed while Izaya grunted and made his way over to his son and took his small hands and pushed Shinra away with his foot which caused the baby boy to laugh hard at Shinra on the floor. He laughed hard and cute, making everyone else laugh as well as Shinra who lay on the floor, pretending to be dead for the sake of the ill child.

Please don't review with "The tank won't help Takeshi," i assume it will. So it does! Heck a guy just gave birth...this story isn't really based of many true facts. Also, next chapter will take place 8 months later.

Please review none the less.