A/N: I'm going to go ahead and apologize about this chapter feeling a little rushed towards the end. This chapter was kind of thrown together on the spot, and where I could have waited another day it would cut into the time spent on Monday's chapter. Still, I think you'll still like it! And if really wanted, I will make a bonus chapter that goes more into depth of this day. :D

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Chapter 19

Asami's POV

Asami stepped out of the bathroom, fresh from a hot shower and already changed into a pair of black slacks and white dress shirt. Entering the bedroom while drying his hair with one of their fluffy red towels, his golden eyes fell onto a small form curled up on the bed. A smile tugged at his lips while gazing at his sleeping daughter. She had stubbornly stayed awake the entire jet ride home so the three of them could watch movies together. By the time they had landed, Kiyomi had looked ready to pass out. Seems like she finally wore herself down. Approaching the sleeping form, he lifted Kiyomi up into his arms with much ease before heading out of the room and to her bedroom down the hall.

Once he had Kiyomi settled into her bed cuddled up with her favorite stuffed turtle, Asami descended the stairs to help Akihito with their unpacking. The smile that had been on his face quickly morphed into a frown when he saw the state his precious love was in. The photographer's cheeks were red and tear stained as silent waterworks kept a continual flow. When their gazes met, Asami could see the grief and look of betrayal in those blood-shot hazel eyes as the blonde slid down the door and to the floor on his knees, those silent waterworks becoming full on sobs. Not knowing what else to do, he raced to his lover to pull him into his arms.

"Akihito? What's wrong, are you feeling okay? Has something happened?!"

"H-How could you Asami?" Aki heartbrokenly whispered into his ear, his voice shaking.

"How could I what?" Asami was beyond confused and very much concerned. What kind of awful thing could he have done to put Akihito into this state? It had to of been something bad, because otherwise he would get angry Aki rather than broken.

Akihito looked down into his arms at the innocent proof of what his lover had done, and the crimelord's eyes followed. A tiny baby with black fuzz on his head and golden eyes stared back. Asami pulled the blankets way to see the baby in full. He found himself stunned into silence, realizing now what had his love so distraught and upset. This is anything but good… Akihito snuggled the baby against his chest, getting up from the floor and walking away from him. All the man could do was helplessly watch the other head up the stairs without saying another word.

The minutes ticked by as he tried to figure out how this all could have happened. There was no doubt that baby had to be kin to him, but there was no way it was what Akihito was thinking! He hadn't cheated, he knew he didn't! Asami had no memories of something so horrible and unthinkable. This wasn't a case of he got drunk and didn't remember because it had been years since he actually had been able to get wasted. Maybe drugged? Doubted it, Kirishima wouldn't have let that happened. No, there was something else going on, and after thinking about it for a while more Asami formed a hunch.

Knowing he had to act quickly before everything they had built together would be lost, Asami started to head up the stairs to find Akihito so he could explain. Reaching the bedroom, he watched as Akihito set the baby down on the bed. After clearing his throat Asami found his voice gain. "Sweetheart…that is not my baby I promise you. I would never and have never cheated on you."

Akihito turned to him, looking into his eyes as though searching for the truth. Asami stared into those hazel eyes, hoping his lover would see the truth in them. He raised his hands, cupping Aki's cheeks without breaking their eye contact. "That isn't my child." Asami whispered, pulling him to his chest as he waited for a reply. Small arms wrapped around his waist and relief washed over him. It felt like he could finally breathe again.

Silent tears wet the front of his shirt. "I trust you." Aki whispered as they stood in there for a long minute, embracing one another until a little cry pulled them back to the baby. Asami pulled back and walked over to the bed, picking the baby up carefully.

"Kitten, how did the baby get here?"

"Um…the guard said that he was left outside the gate while he was on his rounds…"

Without another word, Asami motioned for his lover to follow him to the security room where all the screens to the cameras were. Pulling the video feed up and seeing just who had abandoned this innocent baby proved that his hunch was true. His eyebrow twitched as the hand not holding the baby clenched into a tight fist. You fucking bastard.

The crimelord pulled his phone out and dialed the number, holding the phone to his ear while he exited the room to get some privacy for the call. After only a couple rings the person on the other side picked up. "Father, what is the meaning of this?"

"I think you already know. I didn't want it so I left it with you."

"….You are a terrible excuse for a human being." Asami seethed, his grip on the phone tightening.

"At my age I would just die before the thing was even old enough to care for itself. I'm doing it a favor. Not to mention I already saved it from a worse life. It's mother was just after money and left the baby by itself."

"Of course you would see it that way, isn't that how you saw it last time?" Asami snapped at his father, feeling the want to hit something. Preferably the old man himself.

A long sigh came from the other line. "You're as emotional as ever I see, Ryuichi." Never mind, now he felt angry enough to kill him.

"After this, I'm done with anything to do with you. Don't call me, don't ask for any favors. This is the final straw."

"….I already suspected that."

"Good, then bye." Asami hung up, shoving the phone forcibly back into his pocket. The baby in his arms was starting to tear up again. I have to calm down… After going back into the room, he could see Akihito had been waiting with a worried look plaguing his delicate features. Drawing a deep breath, he let the words fall from his lips.

"Akihito, this child is an Asami…." The blonde's shoulders fell, "But he isn't my son. He's my brother. My terrible excuse of a father abandoned him with us…and honestly I would prefer it if we took him in and raised him, because I can't imagine leaving my baby brother at an orphanage." The baby seemed to be picking up on his nervousness and started to cry. He tried to calm him as he waited for his photographer's answer.

His young lover watched him as the crimelord bounced the little baby softly and he could tell Akihito was in agreement from the loving smile he was given. "Give him here and go grab his bag. That evil bastard hopefully dropped off something for him. Oh, and your father needs to keep his dick to himself. I swear if any more babies get dropped off like unwanted puppies I'll castrate him myself."

Asami watched Aki snuggle the baby, kissing his soft black fuzz. This wasn't going to be an easy thing for them, but he knew they would make it work out. They had already accepted a child into the family, a baby is just another step.

"Ryuichi! Go get the bag!" Aki sternly ordered, snapping Asami out of his head.

"Okay Kitten." He smiled and left the room. In the living room, he saw everyone was waiting for him. Mayuri and Suoh were sitting on the sofa with their giant Great Dane lying in their laps. They had apparently left him there with Haruka while they were on vacation. Some were looking at him accusingly (Fei), but the others seemed a little more ready to listen to reason. Asami walked past them to retrieve the baby bag, then turned around to address the group waiting in suspense.

"So? What's the big excuse you're using to cover your ass?!" Fei snapped, not being able to hold his tongue anymore.

"The infant isn't my son, he's my brother. My father left him here because he knew the baby would be cared for and taken care of. Akihito and I have decided that we will raised him." Asami turned to address Fei directly. "I would never cheapen what I have with Akihito by having an affair. Ever."

Fei was caught off guard by the honest emotions the crimelord was showing, but he quickly recovered. "What kind of father drops an infant at his son's gates?"

"The kind that can't be bothered." Asami muttered angrily. A loud cry from upstairs made him remember what he had been "ordered" to do. "Now if you'll excuse me, there is a hungry baby that needs out attention." With that, Asami left and from behind him he could hear Mayuri going on a tangent about the whys and hows his father could be this way.

From out in the hall he could hear his love singing a lullaby to the baby to try and calm him down. Akihito turned when the door opened. "About time! You took so long I was about to start producing my own milk to feed this baby!"

"Now that would be a feat I would love to see, Kitten."

"Pervert! You just visualized it didn't you?!"

Asami grinned, chuckling. "No, I just wondered what your milk would taste like."

"That is so gross! Aki couldn't help laughing while Asami emptied the bag onto the bed to observe the contents they were given.

One bottle, two diapers, 1 change of clothes. His heart sank at the lack of care his brother was living in. He looked at Aki helplessly, and the blonde shared a similar look. One thing at the bottom of the bag caught his interest, and he picked it up. It was an entire file on the child with all the legal papers saying he was signed to them, his birth certificate, etc. There was no name on the certificate, only a last name. But what really sent him into a burning rage was when he looked at the child's birthdate. By size and weight, the baby didn't seem any older than six weeks, but reading over the paperwork said that he was almost four months! Asami was imagining all the ways he could torture his worthless father and that whore who mistreated her baby. Since that wretched lady basically starved her child, perhaps it would only be fitting she meet the same fate? Starving, chained up in cage like the rabid beast she has to be to do something so terrible. And his father…oh the awful things he imagined.

"Well, at least we have two hours before he needs to get fed again…" Aki trailed off as he held the bottle to the hungry baby's lips, and said baby eagerly devoured it.

"…We're going have to get him to see a pediatrician today. The birth certificate says that he's almost four months old, Akihito…"

The blonde looked absolutely mortified at this news as he looked down at the baby in his arms. "That's…awful." He whispered, tears started to trickle down his face again. Akihito forced a smile as fed the baby, "Don't worry little baby, you're going to be well fed here, I promise. I'll feed you anytime you're hungry, and then when you're bigger I'll cook you lots of food. You're little tummy will never be empty again. No it won't." Aki cooed to the feeding baby, who started smiling around the bottle.

Watching the two interact made the knot in his stomach begin to settle, being reassured that this was all going to work out. Asami had never imagined having children or a family like this. It always seemed too risky and he hated sharing his things (Namely Akihito), but here they were. A demon spawn rabbit, gassy bull dog, seven year old daughter, and now an infant boy. In less than a year they went from being just the two of them inside the penthouse, to having an entire family. And yes, this included the lot downstairs. After losing his younger brother, Asami had never imagined having family again. With family came heartache, and losing someone so precious to him had felt like all the heartache he could handle in a lifetime. But after meeting the daring, fearless Akihito…that all changed.

"So I do have a little question." The blonde began as he put the bottle down, situating the baby on his shoulder to burp him. The fact that Akihito seemed to have strong maternal instincts was pretty comical considering how often he was telling Asami he wasn't a house wife.

"And what's that Kitten?"

"Are we going to raise him as our son or as your brother?" Oh, that's a good question…

Asami frowned, looking from Aki over to the baby thoughtfully. "I think it's best if we raise him as our son. It'll be less confusing for both he and Kiyomi."

"Speaking of Kiyomi…do you think she'll be fine with having a little brother?"

"I think she'll be fine. Kiyomi is a sweet girl and I can only imagine her being excited."

Smiling, Aki nodded and headed for the door. "Well we should probably come up with a name for him before we introduce him to everyone. Assuming he doesn't already have one?"

"He doesn't…though I think I already have a good name in mind for him if you like it as well. I was thinking Masahiko. For a baby who's been through as much as he has, I think he should be named for his strength."

Akihito hummed thoughtfully, rocking the now sleepy baby in his arms. "Masahiko…our little prince." He mused, before grinning. "I like it! It's strong, and has an adorable nickname!~ We can call him our little Masa!~"

"Well, looks like we have our name then. Come on, let's head down stairs and let everyone meet him. Kiyomi's taking a nap right now so do you want me to wake her up?"

"No, just let her sleep. Whenever she wakes up we'll catch her up and let her meet Masahiko. Besides, and I hate to put it like this, but with her napping it's going to be one less thing to worry about. Right now we have to rush to get all of this done, and it's easier for her to be asleep then us having to keep up with her and this too." It actually made perfect sense, considering there was a lot going on at the moment and watching a seven year old while trying to do it would prove difficult.

Back in the living room, Mayuri was laying on the plush white rug, his dog standing over him as it licked his face, slobbering all over the blue haired designer. "Sammy! Stahp it!" Asami chuckled, shaking his head as he caught Rin taking pictures out of the corner of his eyes.

Akihito cleared his throat, gaining everyone immediate attention and even the dog stopped. "So…this is Masahiko everyone." The boy said, tilting his arms so everyone could see the sleeping infant. "We could really use everyone's help with getting things, because we were left with very little."

"Oh you don't even have to ask!~ Just tell us what to do and we're on it!" Mayuri chirped, grinning from the floor.

"He's right, we're here to help in any way you need us." Kirishima said, pushing his glasses up.

Both he and Akihito smiled, Asami's arm wrapping around his lover's waist as he began ordering everyone around what to do. It was surprising to see Akihito being so organized. "Okay, Kirishima and Fei…we need you to go general shopping. Groceries, bottles, bottle warmers, pacifiers and all that good stuff." The two nodded.

"Oooo what about me and Suoh?~"

"Mayuri, you're on clothes and decorating duty. I trust you to come up with an adorable theme for Masa, okay? And Suoh will help you, since you'll need to be moving things around."

"Understood!~" Mayuri looked pleased with this, practically bouncing as his mind wandered into all the ideas he had. Asami was sure that his friend wouldn't let them down, as he never had before.

"TAKAB-" Akihito cut the guard off by shushing him, gesturing down to the sleeping child once more.

"You and Yoh will go furniture shopping once Mayuri has picked everything out, and then you will help Suoh with moving everything and assembling it." Both guards nodded, though Rin looked guilty. Aki then turned to Asami. "And Asami, I need you to go find the best pediatrician you can and bring him here. I'm going to take care of the baby and have Haruka give me a rundown of everything I need to know."

"Consider it done, Boss." Asami teased with a humored smirk.

"Then chop chop everyone!" Oh you bossy little thing…

A loud crack rang through the living room as he stood up from the floor, groaning. Mayuri had drug him into the room to help out, and now his back was killing him. But it was all worth it, seeing the turn out of the blue panda themed nursery. Seriously, there were pandas everywhere! It was admittedly very cute, though the crimelord would never be caught dead saying that out loud. Luckily they had chosen wallpaper instead of paint for the time being, so Masahiko was able to sleep in his crib, swaddled up like a baby burrito. Asami doubted he would stay there long, not since Rin had got them a bassinette for their bedroom. Knowing his Kitten, the baby would be sleeping with them for the next long while until Akihito's overprotectiveness calmed down. If it ever does, not that Asami blamed him. Even he was quickly becoming protective over this sweet child who had been through so much.

The pediatrician who had seen Masahiko was stunned to see the baby still alive in the poor shape he was in. Malnourished, practically starved, and he had bruises on his delicate skin from rough treatment. Luckily there was nothing life threatening wrong with the child, and all they needed to do was keep him well fed, give him vitamins, and take him for weekly check ups until he's in the all clear. He was a little behind in development, but that was due to lack of strength. The doctor was confident he would get back on track. Surprisingly even after everything the poor baby must have been through, Masa was still a happy baby. Cooing and babbling to everyone he saw. It was the cutest thing to see and hear, Asami had found out.

Once Kiyomi had woken up from her nap and met the baby, she was already in love with him. Of course she wanted to hold him, and they let her. Then she wanted to take him to her room for a tea party, which was something they couldn't allow. Thankfully she had been understanding and was made happy again when Akihito let her feed him. That was one worry out of the way.

"Are you okay, Asami?" Aki asked worriedly as he ate the sushi they had one of the guards go and get them.

"Hm? Oh yes, I'm fine." He assured his lover, taking a seat beside him and Kiyomi on the couch. Mayuri had his mouth stuffed with nigiri and he kept trying to shove more in. Mayuri had always been a major foodie, especially when it came to both sushi and hamburger steak.

Rin stood up from his seat, having finished his bowl of rice. Apparently he didn't like sushi, something that horrified Akihito. He held up a flash drive. "ON THE JET RIDE OVER I PUT ALL PICTURES I TOOK INTO A SLIDE SHOW! WE SHOULD WATCH IT NOW!"

"I think that sounds fun!~ I hope you got some good shots of Kirishima and I, because we looked hot while on the beach!~" Fei chirped before taking a dainty bite of his tuna roll.

"OF COURSE! I GOT MANY PHOTOS OF EVERYONE!" The guard said excitedly, running over to get it set up on the television. Not much later they were all sitting and commentating on the slide show of pictures from their vacation. Some they were unaware were taken, others people were posing for. His favorites were the photos of himself and Akihito chasing one another on the beach after the snow cone episode, and the ones with Akihito and Kiyomi in sitting on the bench swings in the gardens at Callaway. There were a few other really good ones, such as the ones with Mayuri and Suoh in the ocean, Fei and Kirishima in their matching outfits, and many of Rin and Yoh doing their things. But one photo made the crimelord's heart stop. In the background of one of the photos with them at the cabins, he saw Jun. The photo had Mayuri and Aki up in a tree sitting together after their contest to see who get up there the fastest, and not but ten feet behind them there was Jun, taking pictures. At first glance he would have thought it to be just another visitor, but he would recognize that face anywhere.

Asami turned to look around, wondering if anyone else noticed. When he saw the pale look on Mayuri's face, and the angry ones on Kirishima and Suoh's…he knew they saw it as well. None of them said anything because they didn't want to worry Akihito, but they were all thinking the same thing. They would be talking about this once everyone else went to bed.