A/N: So sorry for the two month delay, but I just took a six week college class over the summer, and it took more time than realized. I don't really know how many people actually read author's notes, but for those of you who do, thank you! Thanks to everyone who faves, follows, or reviews. You guys are awesome. Which is why I'm sorry to say that last chapter was actually a reader trap. You'll see what I mean in a minute...

Disclaimer: I don't own Uta no Prince-sama!

The priest turned to Haruka, pressing the matching silver band into her palm. He spoke in Japanese for the first time to her, albeit with a thick accent. "Do you, Nanami Haruka, take Crown Prince Aijima Cecil to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

"I- I."

Suddenly her head snapped to the side when she heard the doors open. She let out a sigh of slight disappointment; it was just an official slipping into the room quickly.

...xxXXxx...

Everyone with STARISH was shocked to see the bare walls of the empty grand hall. At the far end of the room, a projector displayed the wedding in a live feed.

Syo yelled and punched another wall. Miki collapsed to her knees, muttering about the bells and the guards.

"I cannot believe it was all a diversion," Masato growled.

On screen, Haruka was stuttering before coming to a decision. "I do," she whispered, barely loud enough to hear.

The priest said something in his language and Cecil slowly drew Haruka closer and kissed her reassuringly, but his eyes betrayed his doubt.

Ren was staring angrily at the way Haruka and Cecil were displayed in front of a crowd of officials while Tokiya noted a disturbance in the audience. He looked around the screen and caught Sohrab coughing violently, his eyes widened in surprise when the once-white cloth turned crimson.

He called out to the others, never taking his eyes off the screen, "Everyone, come and look at this!" When everyone was gathered, he pointed to Sohrab.

Shining seemed to know something, but he kept quiet. "So now what?" Tomochika asked.

"We're gonna go steal the bride," Kei replied, his amber eyes were steely.

...xxXXxx...

Haruka looked at Cecil once more as they were escorted to the throne room. "Cecil, what are we going to do?"

"Don't worry, My Princess. I have a plan. I promise I will get us out of here, so please trust in me for a while longer."

Haruka nodded her agreement as they continued down the halls. In less than an hour, Haruka was standing in front of a large crowd again, only this time it was the entire country. The coronation took place on a large balcony over the crowd, and soon enough, Haruka found herself to be queen. She had looked up in surprise when they removed Kotomi's crown and placed it on her head. The jeweled golden circlet was beautiful on her, but Cecil could not feel happy that she had become his queen this way.

When the ceremony was finished, Cecil still looked stressed; there was an unusual tension around his eyes that displayed his anxiety. Whatever his plan was, Haruka hoped it would be soon. As soon as the coronation was complete, they were once more paraded through the hallways while flanked by guards. They were brought into a formal dining room with a banquet table nearly as long as the hallway they had just vacated and surrounded by unfamiliar faces.

Haruka jumped a little when the babies stirred again. She drew Cecil's warm hand to her abdomen, hoping that it would help him relax. Cecil managed to crack a smile for a moment, but it soon slipped as his father approached.

"You have done well, Your Majesty," Sohrab announced. One may have expected him to look smug, but instead he just looked weary. Kotomi drew to his side, placing a gentle kiss on his cheek and avoiding Haruka's eyes.

Cecil ignored his father and took his seat at the head of the table. Haruka was seated to his right. Dinner was slow and everyone chattered in their native tongue, leaving the bride feeling left out. Cecil, for his part, did not say anything.

Just as dessert was drawing to a close, Sohrab stood up and the room silenced as all eyes turned to him. He cleared his throat and announced something that was met with cheers of adulation from the sea of people, and a glare from Cecil.

"What is he saying, Cecil?" Haruka asked timidly. She did not like seeing her, well, husband acting like this.

Cecil turned his head toward her, his eyes softening immensely. "He made an announcement about the babies," Cecil told her reluctantly. "I'm sorry Haruka. I only need you to stay with me on this for a few more minutes. I'm just waiting for one particular person to get here before this will work."

...xxXXxx...

Miki lead STARISH and the others all over the palace until they finally tracked the wedding procession down to that particular formal dining room. It had taken several hours of searching before they had even spotted a servant, and then it had taken a few moments of extortion courtesy of Natsuki before Cecil's location had been revealed.

Unfortunately, that particular room was on the other side of the massive palace, and they met more guards along the way. Unfortunately for the guards, nothing could stop STARISH or Haruka's family.

After taking out the guards at the dining room's entrance, Tokiya was getting anxious. Haruka shouldn't be going through something like this. It wasn't fair to her that she was getting dragged into everything. First the pregnancy, then the relationship, and now she had been kidnapped, married, and coronated in the span of twenty-four hours. Tokiya tried to force himself to think positively. This would make one heck of a story for the kids one day.

Syo was getting tired of running around the palace, he just wanted to hold Haruka in the safety of his arms again. After this, he wouldn't let her out of his sight for weeks.

Natsuki's eyes were hard like unpolished emeralds. It would take everyone to stop him from killing Cecil's stupid father. How dare he hurt Haruka like this!

Miki pushed open the large wooden doors just in time for all hell to break loose.

...xxXXxx...

Cecil heard the commotion outside the doors, so he stood abruptly, dragging Haruka with him. In his native tongue, he announced, "To all who are gathered here today, I have several important announcements to make. This beautiful woman beside me," here he gave her hand a squeeze, "is not mine alone. We were not supposed to be together like this, and the babies aren't even mine necessarily. I am sorry to put you all through this, but I refuse to rule as I stand before you. As the King of Angnapolis, I cannot give up my crown, but I can leave an acting ruler in my place." He paused before continuing, "By the full authority of my station, I would like to declare the acting leader of this country to be my older sister, Aijima Miki, the completely legitimate daughter of Aijima Sohrab."

Several things happened all at once as Cecil finished his speech. Miki and the families burst into the banquet hall, STARISH formed a protective ring around Haruka, Sohrab had a coughing fit before he collapsed face-first onto the table, and Kotomi screamed.

Everything suddenly turned to slow motion as Cecil and Miki stared at their father in horror. Blood was trickling down his chin, and his eyes had rolled back into his head. Kotomi kept screaming and crying, and Shining held her back as several palace medics transported him out of the room.

The party guests were running around in a panic before Cecil ordered them to be dismissed.

After the crowd had dispersed, Cecil ran to join his mother and sister in his father's chambers.

When he got there, the former king was laying on his bed, his breathing was thick and wheezy. Sohrab looked over to Cecil when the new king entered. Cecil's face was twisted into a grimace as he tried to look angry while holding back hot tears.

"I'm sorry that it had to be this way, Cecil," Sohrab managed to get out. "I always wanted you to be the good king that could save this county from people like me. Please don't be bitter about this, I only did what I had to. You've made me so much prouder than you'll ever know. Be sure to take care of that angel, a girl like her is a once-in-a-lifetime find. Be strong, my little tiger." Sohrab trailed off, his eyes slowly glazing over, and his fingers slipping from Cecil's.

"Baba?" Cecil whimpered. "Baba! Baba, no," Cecil cried. The tears he had been holding back finally spilled over. "You can't do this to me! You can't leave just like that after what you put me through. Don't you dare, don't you-," his voice cracked, and Cecil just sobbed against his father's chest. The steady, demanding heartbeat Sohrab had always had was gone. His deep brown eyes had been closed by a medic, and Cecil was faintly aware of Kotomi and Miki holding each other as they sobbed a few feet away.

Baba, was gone. His powerful lungs now ceased working, they had quit just like his heart.

When he was able to pull himself together better, Cecil faced his mother. "How long," he ground out. She looked confused. "How long," he repeated harshly, "how long was he waiting to die?"

Kotomi started crying again, "Three months. His lungs were deteriorating, he was drowning in blood."

Cecil just nodded numbly. He needed Haruka, he needed his brother, he needed to be away from this room. He wanted to go home. "Home," he realized, was not here, it was with Haruka and his friends.

Cecil swept out of the room to find his wife and friends waiting just outside. When Cecil saw Haruka, he broke down again, falling to his knees when she hugged him gently. She murmured soothing words, but he couldn't care less what she said, he was just glad to have her there.

...xxXXxx...

They stayed in Agnapolis for the funeral, but once the procession had finished, Cecil made Miki the pseudo-monarch officially. Miki and Cecil had developed a better relationship since their father's passing, and she accepted her new position without question, grateful for the trust Cecil placed in her.

When they left, Ringo was the only one to stay back with Miki. He claimed it was only to keep an eye on the girl, but the mothers suspected otherwise, especially when Ringo stopped dressing up, and showed up as a boy.

When they returned to the vacation house, everyone was pretty emotionally drained. Their families had gone their separate ways along with the other idols. For the first time in a while, Haruka was alone with her boys. For the remainder of their trip, they shared one large bed, all of the boys were determined not to let Haruka out of their sight.

When they finally returned to Japan, they were less than pleased to find the headlines.

"Pregnant Princess!" some screamed. "The Composer and the King," others announced. On every street corner, there were tabloids talking about Haruka and Cecil's wedding and coronation as well has her pregnancy and Sohrab's passing. They speculated that she was nearly full term, not imagining that she was only six months along.

When the limo pulled up to a sprawling mansion, a crowd of paparazzi was waiting by the gates. A fleet of security guards held back many of the journalists, but many were still trying to get a glimpse of the famous boy-band or their renowned composer.

For once, Haruka was glad for the tinted windows of the vehicle. She was still confused about everything going on at the moment. Between the hormones, the events of Agnapolis, and the rabid press, she was trying very hard to keep herself composed.

She let out a grateful sigh when the gates closed behind them, and she gasped in awe as she took in the three-story masterpiece she would soon call home. The car stopped under a portico, and the driver stepped around to open the door for the eight passengers. The guys got out first, and Natsuki offered a hand to their queen.

Yes, technically, Haruka was now the queen of Agnapolis, the composer for STARISH, Cecil's wife, and a soon-to-be mother. And the press knew all of the above. Just not the fact that she was also in a relationship with seven men, and currently carrying ten babies, and they planned to keep the press in the dark for as long as possible.

When they entered the foyer of the house, Haruka started crying in happiness when she saw a whole wall with pictures of her family, their family. All of them from her brothers to Rima and Nagihiko; Noriko and Mai to Tadase and Lulu, and there was still space for the new members who would be joining them shortly.

Tokiya stood behind her, his hands resting under her baby bump, and his chin resting on her shoulder. "Our family," he whispered.

"Our family," Masato echoed, his voice full of wonder.

"The future is ours to forge," Ren added. "Let us create a shining future with you, Lady."

Haruka nodded at her lovers. "Our family, yours and mine."

After a little while longer of taking in the pictures, the family moved to explore the house. There was a gigantic library off of the main hall, and a large kitchen stocked fully just a few doors down. The kitchen had a pass-through which one could see into a breakfast nook, albeit a breakfast nook that could fit thirty. On the other side of the kitchen was a door that led to a formal dining room. On the other side of the entryway was a large sitting room which led to a family room replete with game stations and a large spinning rack of DVDs and Blu-Rays. The screen looked like it belonged in a movie theater, and there was plenty of seating for the large family. A little ways father was an in-home gym complete with all the needed equipment to keep seven idols with movie-ready bodies. Onwards still, they discovered a large laundry room with a chute that they guessed dumped laundry from the chutes upstairs.

When they looked out on the back deck, they saw an in-ground pool, a playground, and a large patio. Further back, past the rose garden, there was a two-story guest house, that was bigger than her grandmother's house.

Up the spiral stairs was a seemingly endless hallway of spare bedrooms, all of them complete with their own restrooms, laundry chutes, and plenty of closet space; some of the rooms had adjoining doors too. Besides the never-ending rooms, there was a playroom full of baby toys that had no sharp edges, and had a foam-covered floor. Around the bend in the hallway was a series of sound-proof rooms for the boys to practice and record in. Across the hall from the sound booths was a large room filled with every instrument imaginable. There was also a computer room. It had several side rooms for independent usage, and a row of desks with high-speed desktops.

By the time they reached the third floor, they had discovered the elevator, so they used that as opposed to the stairs. The elevator doors opened into a little antechamber that also held a door leading to the stairs. They opened one of the several white wood doors to find that it led into a pastel yellow room, and Haruka started crying again as she took in the row of white cribs that lay along the left wall. The right wall had a few changing tables and the doors to a large closet full of baby clothes. There were even more littles outfits in the white wardrobe and dresser near the window. The window overlooked the pool out back, and from their vantage point, they could see that the rose garden looked like a series of music notes from above. On the other side of the window was a built-in bookshelf that had many classic story-time books and a rocking chair in the corner. There was also a kitchenette for preparing bottles, and a custom stroller that could be split into five twin strollers, or become one ten-seater.

Ahead of them was a pair of white wood double doors. The boys let Haruka open the door to the massive room first. Inside the room was a very large bed with cream colored bedding, a large sitting area with a television, and a display case that currently held the two sonogram pictures they had gotten. Around the extensive perimeter of the room, there were many doors. One of them was along the same wall, and they guessed it led back to the antechamber. Eight of the doors had name placards to indicate the intended person to use it.

Haruka walked over to the one with her name on it, and when she opened the door, she found a massive walk-in closet full of her old clothes, and a whole plethora of new dresses, skirts and tops. In the center of the room was a circular sitting area with a remote controlled jewelry box in the center of the circle. There was also a dresser on one wall that held some more casual options like pants and t-shirts. Just as she was about to leaved, she noticed a white iPad laying on top of the couch, and it was addressed to her.

She left the plush room to see that each boy had a similar closet in different colors and design to fit their preferences. Tokiya's color theme was purple, black, and white. Ren's came in a variety of oranges and creams, and so on. Syo's closet was full of haute fashion while Masato's had more traditional options. Cecil's came in teals and had some more suitable clothes for the king. Each of them appeared to have received a color-coded iPad as well.

Otoya turned wide, excited eyes on her when he left his closet and held up his red iPad. Putting it down, and picking her up and twirling her around, the red-head brought the pink-haired beauty into a breath-taking kiss. "I'm so glad that I get to have a future with you. I want to stay with you forever on this journey. I love you, Haruka."

Haruka blushed at the heartfelt sentiment, before responding, "I love you too, Otoya." She gave him a quick peck on the lips before the eight of them got back to exploring their massive penthouse suite. There was a full en suite bathroom that was as big as the bedrooms downstairs. There was a hot tub sized bath, and a very large shower that could easily fit them all. There were several vanities against the walls, and a linen closet that was stocked with fluffy towels in a rainbow of colors. Each of the boys had their signature color and Haruka had white again.

After they finished exploring their new house, they all were extremely tired and jet-lagged, so they put on pajamas and curled up on the massive bed. The boys fought a little over who would sleep next to Haruka until she, or rather the hormones, threatened to make them all sleep downstairs if they kept her up any longer.

They behaved well after that. Syo ended up on her one side while Otoya took the other. Masato and Ren were on Syo's side while the other three were on Otoya's side. They all fell asleep rather quickly, not knowing the adventures the coming months would bring.

...xxXXxx...

Haruka continued going to her monthly check-ups, always careful to stay out of the public eye. The guys also refused to answer any question about her directly when they had interviews to do. When she was at seven months, they had another concert in order to distract the public from her and Cecil.

Ringo had never permanently come back from Agnapolis, he had stopped by the mansion one day when she was six and a half months in to tell them that he and Miki had started going out, and he left again a few days later with the promise to return in time for her baby shower.

Tomochika, Oba-chan, and the mothers were planning Haruka's baby shower, but it would be kept to within the family and friends. The date was set to be when Haruka was right past eight months, on September third.

Just last month, Ranmaru and Kaito had gotten engaged, and Haruka had a feeling that Kei might be popping the question to Tomochika soon. Despite only being together for three months, the two were so natural with each other, and they had moved in together one and a half months ago.

When the day of the baby shower came, Haruka was once again surrounded by her big, messy, but wonderful family. Miki couldn't make it, but she sent her love to her brother and sister-in-law. Ringo had gotten back a few days ago, and he had spent the whole morning decorating downstairs with help from the girls.

Haruka had gotten so big that she was waddling, and her ankles were swollen. The boys never ceased to assure her of how beautiful she was all the time, but it didn't make her feel any less like a whale.

The boys would be home in time for the party to start, but for now they were out at work. Ren and Tokiya had a commercial for men's underwear, Masato was doing voice-work for a new anime, Syo was with Otoya at the studio while they recorded a new duet Haruka had written. Cecil was on filming a variety show, and Natsuki was giving a performance of that samurai play he had practiced a few months ago.

Syo and Otoya were the first ones home, and they were roped into hanging last minute decorations around the house. Cecil got back shortly afterwards, placing a sweet kiss on her forehead before joining the other two. Ren and Tokiya returned home fifteen minutes later with dinner, and Masato and Natsuki made it home just in time to join them.

When the massive party had finished eating, they had gathered around to open presents. There was a stack of pastel-wrapped presents that covered one wall.

"Haruka, here, open ours first," Tomochika grinned, handing her a present from her and Kei. Inside the bag were ten pacifiers and two breast-feeding tops.

From Reiji, Ai, and Camus, they got a whole bunch of little blankets and newborn sized diapers.

"Thank you," Haruka smiled at the trio. As she reached for the next present, she winced.

Then her eyes widened and she let out a startled yelp. "They're coming!"

Everyone froze and the boys stared at the little puddle beneath her.

Haruka started taking deep breaths while Minori called Dr. Hihara and told her to get a room ready.

Tokiya and Otoya held her hands as she gave little squeezes. The two of them carried her between them and into the car. Ren swung into the driver's seat while Masato sat next to him to navigate.

"It's okay, Haru-chan, relax," Natauki tried to soothe as he knelt in front of her on the floor of the limo. Syo was backseat driving while Cecil rubbed her back soothingly.

As they took off towards the doctor, Haruka's breathing became more pained, and her grip tightened around Tokiya and Otoya's hands. They made no complaint, but just let her squeeze them like stress balls.

When they got there, staff was waiting with a wheelchair to take Haruka in. Minutes later, she was laying on a bed with the doctor across from her.

"You are definitely in labor," she was told. The normally sweet composer looked like was biting back a sarcastic comment. "Don't worry, the babies should be fully developed at this point. You're making history, getting this far with ten babies."

Haruka didn't feel like she was making hisroty, all she felt was pain. Haruka was almost crying as the contractions got worse, but she didn't want to take painkillers. Suddenly, she screamed again, almost breaking Tokiya's hand. Dr. Hihara analyzed her one more time before asking, "Are you ready to start pushing?"

Haruka whimpered and nodded. The boys looked heartbroken at the noises she was making, so they had to remind themselves that this would be worth it in the end, with them being fathers.

...xxXXxx...

After an hour of hard labor, the cries of their firstborn reached the world. "It's a girl!" the doctor announced. Before a nurse took the baby to be cleaned, Haruka caught a glimpse of rosy pink hair. Two minutes later, another little girl was born. She had dark blue hair, Tokiya noted. Haruka gave another cry when that little girl was taken to be cleaned, squeezing his hand still as she gave birth for the third time, but this time it was to a little boy with a shock of dark golden hair. The next two hours brought six more babies, but the last one was the hardest. After an hour had passed between the last of the first nine, Haruka, pale, tired, and sweaty, gave birth to the last little girl. This one had loose golden curls and wailed louder than any of the others had.

During her labor, the rest of the family had gathered in the waiting rooms, and they were getting antsy after not hearing anything for over four hours. Finally, when Haruka had gone to sleep, the boys left briefly to announce the birth of six little girls, and four little boys. The family let out wild cheers and relieved sighs, everyone was anxious to meet the little ones. As they spoke, doctors were using the latest technology to run instant paternity tests on the babies.

After giving the initial announcement, the new fathers were shocked to see HEAVENS among the people waiting.

"What are you guys doing here?" Syo asked, not really hiding the fact that they weren't happy to see the trio.

"I came to congratulate future brother-in-law," Nagi announced with no particular malice. Masato then noticed that the runt was holding hands with his sister. The eighteen-year-old girl blushed, but continued holding hands with the nineteen-year-old idol.

Masato gave his father an accusatory glare, but Masaomi just shook his head. "It was her choice."

Eiichi and Kira stood off to the side, but Eiichi looked defeated, probably since he knew he had no chance with Haruka at all anymore.

Shrugging at last, the boys returned to join their room to see their babies up close. When they returned, Haruka was just waking up, and all ten babies were sleeping in bassinets along the wall of the room. They had been placed in the order they were born from right to left (like manga).

Six pink bundles and four blue ones. The reality of being a father hit Tokiya, Ren, and Masato hard. They looked down at the tiny little faces of their sleeping angels, and started crying tears of joy.

Haruka smiled weakly at them while Syo helped her sit up. A few minutes later, a nurse returned with an envelope containing the results of the paternity test.

"Will you do the honors, Lady?" Ren asked.

Haruka gingerly opened the envelope and pulled out a sheaf of paper. She scanned the results before announcing the results. "The first two little girls are Tokiya's. The third child is Ren's son. Then Masato's daughter. Cecil had the next two, identical twin boys. Syo has the little girl, seventh born. The next two are Otoya's; a boy and a girl. And finally, the last little girl is Natsuki's.

The boys just stood there for a minute. Then the started congratulating each other because they each ended up with at least one child, no one was left out. The laughed and hugged, each of them took a turn kissing Haruka. When they each went to their children, Haruka watched their faces light up. Tokiya was smiling wider than she had ever seen before, Ren looked like he was about to melt into a puddle of love, Masato looked scared out of his mind, but still somehow happy. Cecil was beaming genuinely for the first time since his father's passing, Syo was already using baby-talk, Otoya was laughing as his son burbled something, and Natsuki just stood there, cradling his daughter like she was the most precious thing in the universe.

"What are we going to name them?" Haruka asked as Tokiya gently handed her their first-born. Tokiya gazed down at the pair lovingly as he held his other daughter. "I was thinking about Minako for the pink haired girl because she has her mother's beauty, and Utau for this little one since she has strong lungs, I could tell by her cries." Haruka smiled down at the pink-hared, golden-eyed baby in her arms. "Hello, Minako. This is your Mommy speaking. I've been waiting a long time to meet you and your siblings. Now I can be together with you and your sister, Utau." The blue-haired girl in Tokiya's arms blinked at her with the same amber eyes.

"I want to name our son Kiyoshi because he has your pure eyes, Lady," Ren added softly as he gently rocked their son. The little boy had honey colored eyes and Ren's golden brown hair.

Masato looked down at his daughter. "I've always been partial to the name, Ayane," he murmured. His pink-haired princess had been staring at him with identical deep blue eyes, as if waiting, but when he announced her name, she burbled happily and giggled. Everyone would later swear that he had melted on the spot, but Masato always said that a samurai does not melt.

Cecil watched as his identical twin boys wiggled around in their bassinets. "Haruka, help me name our little boys," he requested. Haruka pondered this for a moment,

"What about Akio for one of them, with the kanji for 'hero', and Hibiki for the other, using the kanji for 'sound'?"

Cecil swept Akio up, twirling him slowly. "You see the wonderful names your Mama has picked out for you? Akio, our little warrior, and Hibiki, the musician. I can see it now." Akio just looked at him, but Hibiki giggled along with his father. Both of them were the spitting image of Cecil.

Syo decided to name his daughter Miku. He insisted it had nothing to do with his love of Vocaloid, but that he just loved the name since it meant 'beautiful generation'. Miku had pinkish hair with streaks of blonde mixed in, and she had her father's cerulean orbs.

Otoya named his daughter Ami, and she looked like one of Haruka's favorite anime characters, Sailor Chibi Moon, since the little girl had pink hair and ruby eyes. Their son had thick red hair and bright golden eyes, so he was named Hikaru.

Natsuki was still cradling his daughter close to his chest. "You are my heart, my soul, my beautiful little Kokoro," he told her gently. The little blonde baby had heterochromia. One eye was bright amber, and the other shone like an emerald. Haruka found it adorable and special.

Looking around the room, she gazed lovingly at her new family. She watched as they all interacted with the babies, the boys paid attention to every baby, not really caring if it was theirs. She could get used to this she thought as she cradled Minako still. Her family, her babies, her love. Everything was alright. Everything would be alright. They were together, they were her home, her heart, her everything.

A/N: Thanks for reading! Again, I apologize for the wait, so I present to you my longest chapter ever. The style of this chapter was a bit different. I used less dialogue, and I moved the plot along pretty quickly, but I hope you guys enjoy the story. Thank you so much for your continued support! You guys are awesome. This was not the last chapter, I think there will be one more chapter at least, but thank you for sticking with me this long. I actually cried to myself when I killed Sohrab.

Anyway, the up next will be some growing family fluff through the years, ending with a big debut, and the conflict with the press and stuff will be solved. There will be more kids, and some close calls. Stay tuned to find out!