Hey guys, sorry for taking so long! Things have been busy and I almost forgot about this story. I hope you enjoy this new chapter! Once again many thanks to those who reviewed.

Usagi-sanXMisaki, Brookie cookie17, Nanamiof Falling Snow: thanks for sticking around and I hope you keep reading!

hinatagirl18: I hope to give this story a happy ending too. I'll think of something.

puppyfacetwo: haha yeah :) Usagi-san is more than happy to be at his service.

aem81197: yes I loved that episode in the anime when Misaki was jealous of Sumi.

darkrosetears: Thanks, I feel so encouraged!

iStealYourCookie: Misaki is still friends with Sumi because Sumi hasn't actually done anything - Misaki's been getting nightmares because of his hormones. Kaoruko has a crush on Misaki. Another person is after Misaki - and you'll find out next chapter.

Chapter 7

"Two boys..." Manami said in a dazed voice, after the doctor had left the room. She was staring fixedly at the scan pictures that revealed her children's sexes. Her surrogate, Misaki, was resting on the bed after his regular checkup.

"Heh, I wonder how we're going to cope with three rascals running around in the house," chuckled Takahiro as he draped an arm around his wife and grinned at his brother.

"I was hoping one of them would be a girl," said Manami. "Oh well, we'll manage somehow."

"Sounds exciting," Misaki smiled wistfully, and then winced as he placed a hand on his stomach. The cramps still unsettled him as his body adjusted to the rapidly growing, foreign uterus in ways that he had never imagined possible. It felt terribly invasive, especially when those little rascals were not his own... Stop it, stop thinking like that, Misaki chided himself as he wiped away a tear that leaked out from the corner of his eye. He knew he should be happy for his brother and sister-in-law, but instead he couldn't help but feel jealous.

"One day you'll have your own!" Takahiro laughed as he gently ruffled his brother's brown hair.

"Misaki, are you alright?" Akihiko scrutinized his beloved with a frown, but was careful not to show too much concern in case his friends suspected something.

"Y-yes I'm fine."

"I think our dear Misaki needs to rest," Manami gently laid a hand on the teenager's shoulder. "He has endured so much for our sake. Thank you, Misaki! I don't know how I can ever repay you!" Takahiro nodded in agreement.

"Um, I don't mind it at all, really," said Misaki as he rubbed his belly slowly. "At least now I'm done with those daily injections."

"Ah yes, no more awful injections, you poor thing!" said Manami sympathetically.

"And thank you Usagi for taking care of him." Takahiro turned and gave a bow towards the silver-haired author, who was standing with his arms crossed, as silent as a statue.

"You're welcome," Akihiko replied graciously.

It was the weekend again. The cold weather was setting in, and Akihiko and his beloved were snuggled up on the couch one morning, watching television. Misaki was comfortably propped up with a cushion, his arms wrapped around Suzuki-san, and was nodding off when the news broadcast caught his attention.

"For the past few decades, lesbian couples have been able to conceive their own children using reproductive technologies such as In-Vitro Fertilization with donor sperm. Now it appears that gay male couples can also conceive using donor eggs and gestate their own babies."

Misaki suddenly sat up, alert, his large green eyes glued to the screen.

"The sperm and egg are fertilized in a laboratory, and then the resulting embryo is implanted into an artificial uterus, which is then inserted into the man's abdominal cavity through an operation. This procedure carries a great amount of risk, however..."

A 3D animation of the implantation process was shown on the screen, and Misaki stared mesmerized at it.

"Male pregnancy is still a hugely controversial issue that has sparked protests in several countries. Protesters condemn the process as unethical and 'a distortion of nature', and some extremists have even threatened to kidnap and kill any pregnant man they might find."

Akihiko's face twisted when he heard the last sentence. "That's it. You're not allowed to leave this house till you give birth," he growled, gripping his beloved's wrist like a vice and tearing a yelp of pain from him.

"Ow! Let go!" Misaki struggled to free himself. "But-but it's still early and nobody can tell yet... I still have a few more weeks of school, you know. I can't stay at home doing nothing for months."

"Humph. Do you want me to lock you in a cage?"

Misaki's face crumpled at the threat. "Why are you treating me like some animal?" I'm- I'm not just some pregnant- thing! I'm a human too and I deserve to be treated with respect!"

"You're my pregnant thing," Akihiko said as his eyes burned with protectiveness. "I will not let anyone come close to you."

"WHAT? That sounds horrible! How dare you!" Misaki burst out and flung Suzuki-san angrily at the older man, who simply sat there like a rock, letting the drama wash over him. Misaki continued with his hormonal ranting, muttering intelligible words to himself and after a while, quietened down.

"Usagi-san," he said softly. "Do you think we might one day be able to do... that? You know, like what they were talking about on TV just now."

"Hmm? You mean donor eggs?"

Misaki swallowed and nodded. "We could um, you know, use your sperm..."

Akihiko snorted. "You're only halfway done with this pregnancy and you want to go through another?"

Misaki sat quietly with his head bowed, looking like he was about to cry any moment. Maybe Usagi-san thinks it's wrong too, he thought. I can't believe how far I've strayed... first I fell in love with a man and now I want to have his babies - what's wrong with me? Nii-chan's dream is for me to get married in future and start a family and now I've let him down. I can't even let Nii-chan know about my relationship with Usagi-san... what would he think if we had a child together? His thoughts floated back to the days when he used to be a carefree teenager, with only his studies to worry about. Things were so different now that life was growing inside him - it was all he could think about.

Feeling some movements in his tummy, his thoughts returned to the present. "Oh shit!" he gasped, remembering something, and got up and made his way into the kitchen.

Someone was at the door. Akihiko reluctantly pushed himself up from the couch and answered it. His editor, the beautiful Aikawa sashayed in without being invited.

"Morning Sensei!" She greeted chirpily, throwing her coat on the couch.

"Morning," the writer said curtly, annoyed that he had been robbed of his private time with his beloved. It didn't matter that he had the rest of the day with Misaki - the boy couldn't go anywhere under his strict supervision - he never seemed to have enough time with his beloved.

"Where's Misaki-kun?" Aikawa enquired after her favorite cute teenager.

"In the kitchen. He's got some buns in the oven."

"What rubbish are you talking about, you moron?" Misaki snapped as he shot Akihiko a look of annoyance from the kitchen.

"I'm talking about those buns you're baking," the writer said matter-of-factly, before turning towards Aikawa. "Why are you here today?"

"Sensei," said Aikawa as she plopped on the couch and flipped back her brown tresses. "I have some ideas for that book you're currently working on, and I thought I'd share them with you."

"Oh?" Akihiko raised a brow.

"Well, you see. You're writing about a teenage girl getting pregnant, right? That actually isn't very interesting, you know. It's pretty common nowadays."

"So what do you suggest then?"

"I was thinking... maybe you could make it an mpreg story instead."

"Huh?"

"Mpreg, uh, it stands for male pregnancy. There are a number of Boys' Love fans who are into this kind of thing, you know, heh..." Aikawa's voice trailed off as a blush spread across her cheeks.

"I can see you're one of them."

"Heh. Yeah so, instead of having a pregnant teenage girl as your main character, perhaps you could change it to a guy instead!" Aikawa sat there blinking with a smile frozen on her face, expecting the writer to look confused or disgusted. Instead he crossed his legs and sat pensive for a few moments before replying.

"I'll consider it."

Aikawa was so shocked at his answer that she jumped out of the sofa. "What? Sensei - are - are you seriously considering my idea? Oh my god I was just - I can't believe it!"

"Why not?"

"I mean, you're a guy!"

"So what?"

"Well I mean - er - nothing. So, how you're going to like, write it?" Aikawa's eyes widened in excitement.

"I know how to."

"You do? You know about male pregnancy?" Aikawa gasped incredulously.

"Yes."

"Really?"

"Yup. That's because - "

"HEYYY everyone!" Misaki cut in loudly while banging a tray of buns down on the table so hard that the teacups nearly toppled over. "Help yourselves to the tea and buns, Aikawa-san!" He offered as he shot a murderous glare at Akihiko, daring him to say another word.

"Hey, Misaki-kun!" Aikawa peered at the teenager in his baggy hoodie and remarked in surprise. "You've put on a bit of weight, haven't you?"

"Oh, er yeah. I've been eating a lot because of the cold weather," Misaki explained as he quickly backed away from her. He knew his clothes no longer concealed his body shape very well and he was rather paranoid about exposing his condition.

"Yes he's still a growing boy," Akihiko sniggered.

"You look better like this actually, Misaki. You used to be stick-thin," Aikawa complimented sweetly.

"Thank you," Misaki said awkwardly.

"And oh, by the way, Sensei, I'd like to remind you that the book launch is going to be held next week! You'd better turn up!"

"I know," the novelist sighed, wishing he wasn't so famous. He would much rather be a rich unknown guy doing the things he liked to do without a care in the world.

"And Misaki-kun, you will be there, won't you?" Aikawa asked hopefully, knowing that if the teenager was there, her Sensei would definitely be there as well.

"Of course I will!"

"That's wonderful!" Aikawa heaved a sigh of relief. She had been worried that the whimsical writer would make a no-show, which would give her a heart attack.

"Uh yes - please excuse me, I need to do something." With that, Misaki hurriedly turned his back and went upstairs, leaving Akihiko to work with Aikawa on his speech for the upcoming launch.

That night, Misaki tottered out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around himself and a guilty look on his face, to find his partner waiting just outside. Seeing that his beloved's hair was dripping wet, Akihiko threw a towel over his head and began rubbing it vigorously.

"You're going to catch a cold like this," he said, pressing Misaki's head to his chest and nearly smothering him.

"Argh... I can manage by myself," the teenager protested while trying to keep his towel in place as he had become rather self-conscious of his changing body.

Akihiko released him and stepped into the bathroom while Misaki resumed drying himself. When he heard the sound of running water and was certain the man was going to take a bath, he quickly got dressed and started up the laptop to look up something on the internet. Another problem had cropped up these days. For the past few months his libido had been low, but now he was beginning to feel rather desperate. He actually had to touch himself at least twice a day, and it was rather difficult to do so without attracting the attention of his predatory partner.

Misaki was so engrossed in searching for information that he didn't notice Akihiko standing behind him. When he realized it, he quickly scrambled to close the browser window, but was too late. Akihiko had caught sight of what he had typed into the search engine, which read: 'Is sex safe during pregnancy?'

Akihiko's violet eyes went large at first, and then a smirk escaped his lips. Without a word, he picked up his cell phone and dialed a number.

"Hello. Is this Doctor Endo?" He spoke in his deep, rich voice. "Sorry for disturbing you, but Misaki has a burning question to ask you."

"NO!" Misaki yelled as he sprang up instantly and tried to make a grab for the cell phone, but Akihiko effortlessly fended him off with one hand.

"Misaki wants to know - "

"No don't say it!" Misaki interjected loudly, but Akihiko calmly continued speaking. When he had finished his sentence, Misaki's face flushed red as he crawled into the bed and covered his face with a pillow.

"Oh, sex is okay," the doctor assured at the other end. "It is normal for him to feel turned on easily because of the increased blood flow and growing pressure from the babies."

Akihiko raised an eyebrow slightly. "Ah, I see."

"But just to play safe, I'd advise abstaining till he's five months along, when his condition is more stabilized."

"Okay. Thanks, I'll let him know," said Akihiko, smiling at Misaki, who was trying his best to pretend he was invisible.

"Not a problem," replied the doctor amiably. "You can ask me anything."

After Akihiko had thanked the doctor and ended the conversation, he strode over to the bed and tried to yank off Misaki's pillow, while the teenager resisted.

"Misaki, do you want to know the answer?" He asked in a serious tone.

"I hate you," Misaki lamented, wondering how he was going to face the doctor at the next appointment.

Alright that's all for now :) I hope you've liked the story so far, and if you've read till this point, why not leave a review? Thanks and see you next chapter! By the way, I'll be changing the rating to M next chapter.