Saitou was still chuckling about the picture when he felt a firm hand on his shoulder. Saitou gulped knowing it was not a good sign. Only one person in the police station did that and that was the chief, when he was in a bad mood. Before he turned around he noticed Saiko had a frightened look creep over her face before she hid her face in Saitou's jacket. "Gorou-san I need to speak to you a minute" the chief finally said.
Eventually Saitou turned around and realized why Saiko was so scared. Very rarely did he see the police chief look so upset, and this was very scary. Silently Saitou followed the chief to his office where he offered Saitou a chair. Saitou sat keeping a tight hold on Saiko. The chief took his own seat and stared at Saitou. He stared and stared then finally he spoke up saying "Gorou-san I… was not aware you had a child…and I thought that was the Sagara-san's child … isn't it? Chika-chan described a girl looking just like that to my daughter."
Saitou gulped slightly but hid it with a forced chuckle. Slowly he tried to explain "Sagara-san is my nanny chief, you see my wife died during child-birth so I hired him to care for Saiko while I am at work. He lives right across the street so I can spend lunches with Saiko and see her right after work. It is odd I know, but our arrangement is very agreeable. Sagara-san is great with Saiko." The chief nodded in reluctant understanding. "That explains that, but why is she here then?" the chief prodded further. Saitou scratched the back of his head with an awkward smile.
"I think Sagara-san wanted to surprise me…" Saitou continued to lie. His anger at Sano was growing once again as he thought about his child in that roadway. The chief nodded again and let his lips fall into a happy smile. "Let's limit these visits; I do not think the girls will ever work if they have a baby to play with" he said in his warm grand-fatherly voice. Relieved Saitou bowed murmuring he would bring Saiko home immediately. The chief protested saying today it was fine, but Saitou was too angry with Sano to consider it at that moment.
Saitou all but kicked in the back door, which had blown mostly closed in the wind. He hurriedly set Saiko in her bed and closed the door before prowling for his inattentive lover. Saitou found him on his knees in front of the toilet. Sano was coughing and dry-heaving and his eyes were all red and puffy from crying. Saitou paused going over the situation in his head. "You're…actually sick?" he questioned out loud. "I …am thinking I am…it hurts" Sano choppily responded.
Saitou sunk to his knees and began rubbing Sano's back to comfort him. "I'll forgive you for everything but what you did this morning then, since it's not a hang over…" Saitou said his anger flaring back up a little. Sano turned to him confused. His eyes were a little glossy and he sank to the floor looking at Saitou with no idea what he was talking about. "What…?" Sano asked.
Saitou's comforting rubs to Sano's back stopped and he brought that hand to Sano's chin where he roughly gripped it and turned to look him square in the eyes. "You left the back door open, Saiko went outside and she followed me to work, that means Sanosuke she crossed the busy main street where all the heavy child crushing carriages fly by all day long!" All color drained from Sano's face as he swallowed hard letting what Saitou said sink in. "Saiko, oh kami is she…" Sano started but could not finish. "You should thank kami she is fine, but I swear Sanosuke I will throw you under a carriage if you ever do that again. Sick or not this is our daughter's life!" Saitou said with emotion choking his voice in his throat and a tear coming to his eye.
Sano basically collapsed into Saitou as he whispered heartfelt apologies into Saitou's coat. "Good, I am glad you realize how serious this is" Saitou said gaining back his composure. Sano nodded into Saitou and gripped him tightly. "Can I?" Sano started. Saitou was up and out of the room without waiting for the rest of the question. Saitou went to Saiko's room and brought her to the bathroom after explaining that dada was sick, but needed a big hug.
Sano smiled when he saw Saiko's little feet and Saitou slowly dropped Saiko into his arms. It took him a moment to register what the hairstyle the little girl's hair was in. Then it dawned on Sano that she was dolled up to look like Saitou. Sano frowned for a second feeling the jealousy that Saitou had been feeling so many times before.
Sano shook it off telling himself Saiko was Saitou's too so her having her hair in his style was cute and fine with him. He hugged her tight to his chest for a moment before Saitou cleared his throat to get Sano's attention before speaking "Sano, it finally happened though, the chief asked about Saiko…so I told him you were…my nanny. I know it is not ideal, but it is so much simpler to say her mother was my wife then to try and explain that Saiko isn't my daughter, but really my male lovers own secret love child."
Frowning Sano nodded knowing this decisions would guarantee a lifetime of awkwardness for him, but to keep his life with Sano it had to be so it would have to be all right. Before he could think any further Saitou caught him off guard with a soft kiss. Sano melted into the kiss, not letting it deepen since he still was feeling rather sick and did not want to make Saitou sick as well.
Saitou drew a bath for Sano and made a lunch for Saiko before preparing to go back to work. "Sano, I will have some miso soup sent here in an hour or so so you are able to get something in your stomach." Saitou said as he picked up Saiko. Saitou kissed Sano lightly on the forehead saying "I will take Saiko for the rest of the day, the chief already okayed it, just feel better Sanosuke." Saitou let Saiko kiss Sano goodbye and headed back to the office. As they were crossing the street Saitou caught sight of Yahiko and called over to him. Saitou gave him money and instructed him to get Sano some miso soup in an hour and if he still looked sick Yahiko promised to get Megumi to check on him.
The girls in the office squealed at the sight of Saiko and Saitou, but he promptly shushed them saying Saiko was sleepy and would taking a nap in his office. They obliged happily and let him pass to his office. Saitou set the half asleep Saiko on the desk as he took off his jacket to make a little bed for the little girl to sleep on. Clearing of the right side of the desk he gently moved her on the jacket and watched her sleep for a moment. Before going back to work he leaned over and lightly kissed the little girl on the cheek. "So I guess" he whispered "you will be Gorou Saiko from now on, Sagara Saiko will always be your real name, but for the masses you will have a pretend name like me Saiko. We will figure it out though; Dada and I love you so we will figure it out."
A/N: School is wrapping up so updates will be a bit sporadic for a while sorry, I get my head back in May though, so please read and review even if I cannot guarantee a fast update. Sorry again.