Title: Bubbles and Butterflies
Pairings: SanUso
Rating: M
Warnings: Boyxboy, mpreg, fluff, language, sexual content
Summary: Sanji and Usopp are in for a surprise, something that's more than the strange and utterly fascinating feeling in Usopp's stomach.
Note: Ugh, I'm so very sorry this one took so long to post. I'm afraid I've been focused on a multitude of things between original characters, the dentist (which is hell all on it's own), con plans and the usual insanity that comes with school and work. And then I couldn't remember if this was edited or not, and I was going to upload it earlier but I had a paper to write-

Enough about that though, make sure to read the chapter all the way through for a surprise!

"Wait a second, you're pregnant?!

Usopp blushed and gripped his cup of tea a little tighter, holding it up with a shaking hand as he attempted to take a sip. "I-I'm not lying. I have the sonogram. I-I have proof," he said, face a little red and eyes squeezed shut.

"Usopp, it's okay. That's what I'm here for too," Chopper said.

They all sat around the dining table in Sanji and Usopp's home, intending to have their first meal together since Sanji and Usopp got married. It was the perfect opportunity to spill the beans, especially since Sanji stressed that their friends needed to know soon. It'd been a few weeks since Yasopp and Zeff found out, now it was time to tell everyone else.

Of course it took Usopp a while to build up the nerves.

Now Usopp was almost afraid to open his eyes, almost convinced that everyone was staring at him with disgust and horror. He didn't hear much reaction after Chopper's insistence that he was here to help, which didn't help Usopp calm down.

"Usopp. Relax, open your eyes, I know you've got them closed," Sanji said from the kitchen, still busy cooking dinner for everyone. "Chopper, you wanna go ahead and tell them more?"

Chopper nodded and even stood up, addressing the stares from his friends with a smile. "Usopp is about 14 weeks pregnant. He's doing really well too, Doctorine is really impressed with his reaction and overall health, and she's helping me take care of Usopp and the baby," he said. "Usopp's also the first pregnant man that we've seen, he's setting a medical record!

"Y-You're making me sound a lot cooler than I really am," Usopp chuckled with a nervous laugh, lowering his tea cup and staring at the table in front of him. One of his hands rested on his stomach in time to feel a bubbly sensation in his lower tummy, one that made him blush. "B-But yeah, I'm-I'm pregnant. Gonna… have a baby, our baby."

"Wait just a minute, how is this even possible? Usopp is a man, I'm sure Sanji-kun could clarify that for us without a second thought!" Nami exclaimed. "How can he be pregnant?"

"Well…" Chopper started. "Well we're not entirely sure how everything happened. We are just aware that there is in fact a baby inside of Usopp and that the only explanation is the biological method."

"So in other words, Sanji knocked Usopp up the natural way?" Franky asked.

Chopper nodded while Usopp blushed and averted his eyes. "As far as we know. There really is no better explanation for it," Chopper said.

"So Usopp's gonna have a baby? Awesome!" Luffy exclaimed. "Uwhoaa! I get to be an uncle!"

"Feh, looks like the swirly brow is getting more creative with his cooking. Oi, you're supposed to scramble eggs, not get your lover knocked up with them!" Zoro laughed.

The sound of something metal slamming down startled everyone, even made Usopp gasp when the bubbling feeling he'd experienced earlier in the morning and just briefly a moment before returned. "Damn it mosshead, you've been here for five minutes and you're already pushing the limit!" Sanji yelled. "Stupid fucking idiot…"

"Not my fault you've got a bun in Usopp's oven," Zoro snickered, earning a few chuckles from everyone else. "When is the food gonna be ready anyway? I'm starving in here!"

"Patience was never your strongest attribute, was it?" Sanji muttered.

"Umm, Chopper, there-there's something going on in here," Usopp said, hand rubbing his stomach while he reached out for Chopper's attention. "It-It feels like there's some weird bubbling in my stomach. What is that?"

"Honestly, that sounds like gas," Franky said with a grimace.

Usopp shook his head, even glared at Sanji over his shoulder when the cook agreed. "No, this is different. This actually feels like bubbles popping or-or maybe butterflies?"

"Oh, that could be quickening!" Chopper explained with a smile. "Wow, I actually didn't expect you to feel it for a few more weeks. Amazing!"

Confused, Usopp blinked at Chopper a couple times. "What exactly does quickening mean?" he asked.

"Quickening is what doctors often call fetal movement in early pregnancy," Robin smiled. "It just means that your child is rather active for 14 weeks. Perhaps your child will be very energetic when he or she arrives."

"That's a scary thought considering how tired he's been lately," Sanji said as he walked into the room, plates in hand while he set the table. He lingered around Usopp and leaned to give him a couple soothing kisses. "Still a little tired? Food is almost ready," he said.

"Mmm, I'm alright," Usopp said.

"Ne, Usopp, do you know if the baby is a boy or girl yet?" Nami asked.

"Ooh, ooh, is it a boy? Can it be a boy? I wanna be a cool uncle and take it on adventures!" Luffy exclaimed.

Usopp laughed. "We don't know yet, probably won't find out until the baby is born, we haven't really talked about finding out yet," he said. "We're supposed to find out how healthy the baby is in a couple days."

"Super! Sanji-bro and Usopp-bro are gonna be parents!" Franky exclaimed, tears already starting to bead in the corners of his eyes.

"Yohohoho, I suppose it's safe to say the baby is more than welcome," Brook said.

"There's no doubt about that," Zoro smirked. "Let's just hope those eyebrows don't run in the family."

"Aww, imagine a little baby with Usopp's nose! I wonder if it would be a little shorter and get longer as the baby grows up?"

"Think a baby would look more like Sanji or Usopp?"

"Hmm, I believe it would look more like Usopp. He has more dominant traits when it comes to eye color and hair color."

"Oi, Usopp, what do you think it's gonna be?"

"Uhm," Usopp mumbled, looking down at his stomach while he thought about it. "I-I don't know yet, I'd be happy with either."

Sanji smirked as he walked back into the room, a large plate of food in hand. "He keeps changing his mind. Last week he said he wanted a boy, yesterday he said he thinks it's a girl. Hell I think we'd both be happy with either option, as long as we're having a baby. We don't really have room to be picky."

"That's true, we don't get to choose what the baby looks like or if it's gonna be a boy or girl. We're just gonna take whatever we're given and have one hell of a time raising it," Usopp smiled.

The crew looked at them, almost all of them grinning as they watched Sanji lean in to kiss Usopp on the lips despite his old habit to avoid public displays of affection. Then Luffy decided it was time to eat by trying to sneak most of the main course in front of Sanji's eyes. The mood was quickly replaced with Luffy whining and Sanji demanding he quit being selfish. Then everyone grabbed their plates and started eating.

Somewhere between the puns Zoro insisted on using and Nami suggesting Usopp eat more tangerines from Nojiko's farm, despite Chopper's orders, Luffy stood up with his drink in the air. "To our future nakama! Kanpai!"

"Kanpai!"

"Aah!"

"Hmm? Usopp, is something wrong?"

"… No, it's- it's just- the bubbly feeling got a little crazy during the toast!"

"Oh, does that mean the baby made a toast with us?"

"Usopp, Usopp! Can I feel it?"

"Not yet Luffy, not yet! Just give it time!"

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"Oh-Oh! Oh fuck, Sanji!"

Sanji smirked as he looked up through his eyelashes and moved his head ever so slowly, lips and tongue teasing Usopp's arousal and one hand resting on the small but obvious curve of Usopp's belly. His fingers were almost ghosting across Usopp's skin as he gave gentle touches in time with his head bobbing up and down. "Mmn, talk to me," he whispered after he moved back up, sinking down as he moaned the last word.

Usopp groaned, his head thrown back and knees pulling up a bit "Oh fuck! G-God… damn it!" he gasped. With one hand resting on the one Sanji used to caress his stomach, Usopp groaned and gripped the bed sheet under him with his free hand. "Ahn, ahh! Sa-Sanji-"

"How good does it feel?" Sanji asked after pulling back, leaning in and taking Usopp's arousal into his mouth again.

"Oh, it-it feels amazing!"

Sanji sped up, making Usopp moan louder and pant faster. Usopp even started moving his hips a little in a slow manner, not having much room to do anything over than a lazy rotation. "Nnn- ahh! I'm close, r-really close!"

"Don't hold back," Sanji hummed.

"Oh, nngh! Ah-ah-ah! C-C-Coming! I'm com-OH!"

While Usopp's release wasn't really that surprising, Sanji was moving back as he let go and flinched when some of the mess landed on his chin. "Whoops, my bad," he chuckled, grabbing Usopp's base and taking his partially spent erection into his mouth. He moaned a little, hand still touching Usopp's stomach, while Usopp's body gave tiny shudders and cooled off.

As Usopp's breathing slowed down, Sanji pulled back and pushed his hair back on the left side, an effort to relieve some of the heat that had gathered on his own face, while he chuckled and crawled over Usopp's body. He was careful to avoid leaning on Usopp's stomach, one hand still touching him and giving slight rubs as he leaned closer. "You are so responsive now with this baby bump," he said.

"Damn, it felt so good," Usopp panted, looking up at Sanji with a pleased grin. He blushed a bit while he reached up to brush a thumb over the corner of Sanji's mouth. "You missed a spot," he chuckled, wiping the remnants of his orgasm on his pajama shirt, which was bunched around his chest.

Sanji chuckled then moved in to kiss Usopp again, only to pull back and roll off the bed towards the bathroom. "C'mon, we gotta get ready. Your appointment starts in an hour."

"Mmn, I don't wanna go yet," Usopp groaned. "I gotta take a shower now, thanks."

"Thank yourself. You're the one that woke up with a hard on."

Usopp groaned while he sat up on their bed, stretching just enough to wake himself before he stood up and ensured his legs wouldn't give out under him. "Sanji, I'm hungry," he groaned.

"I'll make you something in a second," Sanji said from the bathroom, just before he started brushing his teeth. He acknowledged Usopp as he walked in, raising his eyebrows with a low, please hum at his naked body. It turned into a light chuckle as Usopp threw his pajama shirt to the floor.

After he turned on the water, Usopp wrapped his arms around Sanji's waist and kissed his neck while he pressed against his back. He laughed, surprising Sanji a little. Sanji spat toothpaste into the sink before he spoke up. "What are you chuckling about?" he asked.

"The baby's moving," Usopp smirked. "Or, I guess, it's wiggling. It feels kind of funny."

"Lucky bastard, I wanna feel it too," Sanji said. "You've been reading about fetal movement in that book you've had your nose in?"

Usopp blushed, not entirely sure how to answer when his newest obsession with books appeared in conversation. He recovered quickly thought, detaching himself from Sanji's back. "I think you can feel it in a few weeks, at least I hope you can," he replied, checking the water temperature. "We can ask Chopper about it when we get to the appointment."

Sanji hummed again, washing his mouth out as Usopp jumped into the slower. "Don't take too long. I'll have something for you to eat when you're done," he said.

"Okay, thanks!" Usopp exclaimed, already busy washing his hair. He smiled when it sounded like Sanji had left the room, letting his shoulders relax a little when his mind drifted towards the delicious food that would be waiting for him after he finished, before he jumped a little at the shower curtain coming open. Sanji peered inside with a slight grin, looking him up and down for a moment before he motioned Usopp move closer. "Wh-What are you doing?" Usopp asked with caution.

Sanji didn't answer with words, just one more quick kiss before he closed the curtain again. "Just wanted to surprise you," he said, waiting for a moment as he heard Usopp gasped.

"D-Damn it! You know that makes the baby move more!" Usopp groaned, holding the bump cradled between his hipbones and making a pleased but slightly uncomfortable face. "Oh god, this is gonna take some getting used to."

"That's not even full blown kicks and shit," Sanji laughed before he announced he was leaving the room.

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"Okay, we're here."

Usopp moaned, wishing he could just go back home and go back to bed already. The flutter in his stomach, which had subsided when they climbed into the car after Sanji surprised him in the shower and continued through his breakfast, started up again as if it encouraged him to move. Usopp couldn't hide the small chuckle that accompanied the smile on his face.

"Baby moving again?" Sanji asked, already outside their car and opening Usopp's door when he couldn't wait long enough.

"Yeah, I think so. It's like she's saying, "Daddy, Daddy, go check on me!" It's kind of cute," Usopp laughed, one hand rubbing his stomach to soothe the movement under his skin.

"There we go with "she" again." Sanji smirked, watching Usopp lift himself out of the car before he grabbed for his hand. "Think Chopper can tell us the gender today?" he asked.

"Probably not. I heard from Kaya that you won't know for sure until later in the pregnancy."

Sanji hummed, not really sure how to address the whole topic of knowing just yet. "I don't know if I wanna know what it is yet," he said. He pulled Usopp closer instead, one hand rubbing a small circle on Usopp's side. "Let's just hope she's healthy in there," he said.

"Yeah. Hopefully Chopper can pick up her heartbeat this time!" Usopp smiled. He let Sanji lead him into the doctor's office and they both waited until Chopper appeared to take them to a room. Usopp started asking questions almost immediately, Sanji paying more attention to him and trying to catch all of Chopper's answers.

"This is a little different than a normal appointment, huh?" Usopp asked, hopping up on the bed in the room they found while Sanji and Chopper found chairs.

"Well, it's a different type of appointment," Chopper smiled. "And we do things a little different because sometimes women prefer not to share their weights, since that's usually the first thing we do. We've had a fair amount of women get upset if we share their weight gain."

"Ah, I see," Usopp said with the smallest hint of anxiety. Sanji was quick to remind Usopp that he'd hardly changed weight wise.

"But first! I have some questions for you," Chopper said. He grabbed for a clipboard and pulled himself closer to Usopp's bed as Usopp became comfortable. "Are you experiencing any side effects other than the morning sickness and tenderness from your last appointment?"

"Hmm…" Usopp sighed, tapping his chin while he took a moment to think before he shook his head. "The morning sickness is pretty much gone and the tenderness has more or less become sensitivity," he said. "But now I'm feeling like I have more energy!"

"He's also had some trouble with heartburn and having to run to the bathroom every couple of hours," Sanji said.

"Oh, right! Is that all normal? I've been reading about it in the books you let me borrow but I wasn't really sure about it," Usopp explained.

Chopper nodded as he scribbled down notes. "That's fine, completely normal. But if they become an issue, feel free to tell me. We'll make sure you're safe."

Usopp and Sanji smiled while Chopper finished taking notes. "Oh, and how is the baby doing mobility wise? Have you felt it move often?"

"Oh, yeah! It's nothing really noticeable, but I can feel it every once in a while," Usopp said, his grin becoming wider as his hands touched his stomach. "Sanji hasn't had a chance to feel it though."

"The shitty longnose is keeping it all to himself," Sanji chuckled.

"Hmm, I see. That's normal for where you are right now… Oh, by the way, what is your current sleeping position?"

"Huh?" Usopp asked, taking a moment to think. "It's kind of a switch between laying on my back and side. Sanji likes to cuddle before we fall asleep."

"Oh, right, it's my fault," Sanji chuckled.

"Is there a reason?" Usopp asked.

Chopper looked up after scribbling notes. "Oh, no! It's just that you'll need to sleep on your side soon because it's bad to lay on your back during late pregnancy. In fact, I would recommend investing in a body pillow of some sort. It's said to make sleeping during pregnancy more comfortable."

After he put his clipboard down, Chopper moved closer to check Usopp's vital signs. He managed to get him off the bed and onto the scale, where Usopp was relieved to find he had only gained a little more than the recommended weight, Chopper advising him to keep a close eye on it. Then he took the usual samples, which surprised Sanji a bit until Chopper explained that he was just checking to make sure Usopp was just as healthy as he looked. Usopp, who seemed to know more about what Chopper was doing, just said he would lend Sanji the pregnancy book he had when he was finished reading it.

After Chopper sent off the samples for testing, he looked back with a bit of excitement on his face. "Okay, next, we're going to do a sonogram! It'll give us a better look at how healthy the baby is doing," Chopper grinned. Usopp instantly brightened and moved to lay back on the bed, grabbing for Sanji's hand when he'd moved his shirt up to bundle against his diaphragm. Chopper wheeled a familiar ultrasound machine closer to the bed and waited for Usopp's signal before he started. "Watch out, cold gel."

"Ah, ice cold!" Usopp yelped, flinching while Chopper spread the cool ultrasound gel over his lower stomach. Before long, an image appeared in blurs of black and gray, Sanji's grip on Usopp's hand becoming a little tighter.

Chopper didn't look away from the screen as he spoke. "That's strange," he muttered to himself when a low thumping noise started to spill from the ultrasound speakers.

"Hmm? What is it Chopper?" Sanji asked. He was starting to wonder what the noise was, thinking it was somewhere close to a heartbeat, and he couldn't help the excitement bubble somewhere in his chest.

"It's… It's nothing to be afraid of," Chopper said, still moving the wand and squinting at the screen. "Just one moment while I find… Ah! There, I found it!"

They were both quiet when the familiar image from the first sonogram appeared. This time, the shape of a baby was a bit more obvious, more developed, and even doubled. "W-Wait, Chopper, is that just a reflection?" Sanji asked, pointing to one of the baby shapes while his eyes went wide.

Chopper let out an excited giggle, which sounded more like a noise many made when they anticipated giving news that could potentially be taken the wrong way. "No, it-it's a- it's another baby!" he exclaimed, his shocked expression changing to delight. "C-C-Congratulations! You're having twins!"

"TWINS?!" Sanji and Usopp yelled together, both jumping forward to get a closer look at the screen. They stared at the image for a few seconds before glancing at each other. "W-We're having twins," Sanji mumbled.

"Ah, ah, AAHHH! T-T-TWINS!" Usopp exclaimed, yelping as the flutter in his stomach stirred up again. Sanji glued his eyes to the screen again as the babies displayed on the screen started wiggling around before his eyes.

Chopper waited for a second to marvel in his discovery before he spoke again. "Oh wow. They are surprisingly active, it's no wonder you've felt their movements lately," he said.

Sanji and Usopp were unusually quiet, looking back and forth between the screen and each other. Sanji was the first to speak again. "We're having two babies. T… Two babies!" he said.

Usopp was nodding in response, his cheeks red and body trembling slightly. "C-C-C-Can we- oh- can we take care of two babies?!" he asked, bordering on hysterics. "I-I mean, I've always wanted more than one but not at the same time and now we're going to have TWO BABIES?! Oh god, oh my god-"

"You'll be fine, don't worry!" Chopper chimed in, trying to interject before Usopp spiraled into a nervous breakdown. "Usopp, you're going to be just fine!"

Sanji, who sensed that Usopp was starting to freak out just a little bit, frowned at Usopp's slight discomfort before he leaned in and pressed his lips against Usopp's temple. "Oi, oi, oi, calm down. It's just two babies," he said. "Two tiny, dependent individuals that we created. We can handle this."

"How do you know? I-It's twice the feedings, twice the diaper changes, twice the bedtime stories and-" Usopp cut himself off, looking up at Sanji with the smallest hint of fear in his gaze. He gave a small but obvious whine.

"But that's double the tiny moments like teaching her to walk, or hearing his first word," Sanji said. He smiled, looking back at the screen. "Besides, what are the chances we're actually going to have more kids after these two anyway? This pregnancy is a fluke all on its own, why not take it in stride?"

Usopp stared into Sanji's eyes while he stayed silent, glancing at the ultrasound and letting out a shuddery sigh. Sanji moved back and Chopper moved forward a bit. "W-Well… W-W-Well I guess it's… it's more tiny toes and-and boo-boos to kiss when they fall down- th-they…" Usopp felt a little ridiculous as he blubbered on, but when he noticed Sanji's smile and looked at the screen one more time, he felt himself starting to calm down. "They… W-Whoa, we gotta switch to using plural words now," he whispered.

Sanji laughed, giving Usopp one more kiss and watching as Chopper went back to examining the babies. "Well Doctor Chopper, how do they look?" he asked.

Chopper hummed something under his breath and grinned as he nodded, peeking over his shoulder with a smile. "Everything looks good! The babies are developing as they should be at this stage," he smiled. "Would you like a picture from this ultrasound?"

"Y-Yes, please!" Usopp exclaimed, a little embarrassed by the volume of his voice as Chopper and Sanji smiled back at him.

As Chopper shut down the ultrasound machine and wiped Usopp's skin free of the gel, he continued to talk. "Since you're going to be coming for visits more often than we usually take patients, we'll probably do ultrasounds more often. No more than once or twice every four weeks though, maybe even more time than that." Chopper told Usopp to relax and keep his shirt up, looking over his stomach a bit and even gently touching him in a couple places.

Usopp couldn't help blushing a little while Chopper moved, but he willed himself to relax when the bubbling sensation spiked again. "Ch-Chopper, the babies moved again when you did that," he laughed.

"Oh? It's still too early for anyone to feel them moving on the outside," Chopper laughed. "But hopefully you can feel them with your hands in the next few weeks. It's normal for expecting mothers to feel their baby as early as 16 weeks, and you're almost 15 at this point."

"Oi, you two better keep being active in there so I can feel you too," Sanji joked, leaning in to talk against Usopp's stomach. He was pushed away when Chopper continued to touch him.

"Everything feels normal, and we'll check again at a later appointment. Go ahead and pull your shirt back down if you'd like." Chopper smiled, pulling himself back. "There is one more thing we need to talk about before you go."

Usopp nodded and tugged at the bottom hem of his t-shirt, Sanji handing him his jacket while he sat down and grabbed for Usopp's hand. "What is it, Chopper? I'm starting to feel like I have to go to the bathroom again already," Usopp sighed.

Chopper nodded and made a few more notes before he turned to Sanji and Usopp with a serious look on his face. "It's a little early, but the sooner we think of it, the better," he started. He grabbed a pamphlet he'd brought into the room with him, holding it out towards Sanji. "I think we need to talk about your birthing procedure."

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"Wait a second, he wanted to talk about birthing already? And what is he planning on discussing; I think the choice for a delivery is pretty obvious!"

Usopp groaned, holding the now ringing phone up to his ear while he held a finger up towards Yasopp. "Just a sec, hello, Nami? Yeah, I called you earlier, umm, remember when I said Sanji and I were having a baby?"

Standing up and walking out of the room to leave Yasopp sitting in their living room, Sanji walked in and practically screamed into his own phone. "For the last time, shitty geezer! If I hear one more shitty pun about getting Usopp pregnant, I think I'm gonna hurl!" he groaned.

Yasopp looked up and smirked when he heard Zeff laughing on the other end of the line. Then he heard a slightly muffled reply from the older man. "It's your own fault, eggplant. Might as well have two peas in a pod, right?"

"Damn it- fuck you, old man! I heard enough from the shitty mosshead and I'm not gonna take the same shitty treatment from you!" Sanji was close to throwing the phone across the room, Yasopp could tell from his pacing and the way he glared at anything in his path. It made him laugh.

"N-N-Nami, wait, we don't even know if they're both girls! You can't go buying stuff until we know for sure, please!" Usopp said from the other room. He walked into sight for just a moment, where Yasopp saw him touch his stomach and give a slightly pleased smile while Nami talked to him over the phone. His expression hardly waivered, even when he raised his voice. "What if they're both boys? You really wanna start them off with pink onsies and hair bows? I don't think Sanji would approve of you dressing our sons as little girls."

Yasopp was never familiar with Sanji's aversion to any man wearing anything remotely feminine, but then again he never felt the need to ask, not when he was pretty sure Nami leaked some information about Sanji hiding a frilly dress somewhere in the house for no apparent reason.

"We'll take care of it later, if we even decide to find out the genders, alright? I gotta go, I'll call you later," Usopp sighed, visibly wearing down as Nami continued to talk. Though the voice was rather low, it was pretty obvious that she was discussing a baby registry and shopping. "Nami, Nami, you're breaking up, I- I'm going through a tunnel, I'm gonna have to-" Usopp didn't finish his statement, pulling the phone away and pushing the end call button before Nami could scold him. "Geez, she's geared for shopping already."

"I'd say she's more excited about these babies than anything," Yasopp laughed.

"She's going to yell at me the next time I see her," Usopp frowned. "I'm lucky I'm pregnant too, otherwise she'd beat me up."

Sanji, who had spent the last couple of seconds yelling at Zeff some more, finally slammed his foot down and held the phone up to throw it, but he waited until his anger subsided to bring it back down to his ear and talk peacefully. "Yes, yes, I'll be back tomorrow… Mmn… Bye."

"Ohoho, looks like Blondie's learning to control his temper," Yasopp teased while Sanji pulled the phone back and hung up.

"He thinks his short temper will be bad for the kids, so he's trying to calm himself down when he gets upset," Usopp said, smiling a little as Sanji walked closer.

"Laugh all you want, the last thing I need is my kids thinking I'm some insane maniac because I get angry a little easier than their other dad," Sanji sighed. He plopped down on the couch across from Yasopp, reaching up to rub his face while he groaned. "Zeff said he doesn't know where the hell the genetics come from since we don't know shit about my family, but he's glad to hear we're having twins."

"It's weird, especially since neither one of us were twins. And I don't think they run on my side of the family," Usopp said, looking at Yasopp for answers.

Yasopp shrugged his shoulders and held his hands up. "Beats me. I don't think there's any history of twins on either side of the family," he explained. "But we can't really change anything about it. You two are just lucky I guess."

Sanji nodded, leaning closer to Usopp and resting his head on Usopp's shoulder. "Lucky is just the beginning if you think about it," he chuckled. "I don't think it says enough."

"Yeah, we're just lucky to have a kid in the first place," Usopp smiled, hands moving forward to cradle his stomach. "To somehow end up pregnant with two of them, it's like we're destined or something."

Sanji laughed, reaching one hand across to rest on one of Usopp's. "Destiny has a funny way of talking," he mumbled.

Smiling at them as they cuddled for a few seconds, Yasopp leaned back in his seat and sighed. "Well it's going to be busy around here before long, especially if you're having twins. You're going to need a lot of help," he said. "You two think you're ready for that kind of chaos?"

"We don't really have a choice," Usopp chuckled, a little nervous while his hand moved a little. "Besides, we're alright. We've got you and Zeff. And our nakama."

Sanji let out another laugh, looking at Usopp with a small but obvious questioning glance. "Do we really wanna trust half of them with our kids? I think the only ones we could really trust are Robin-chan and Nami-san," he said.

Usopp made a face back at him. "I don't know about Nami. She'd spoil them rotten. Robin's alright though, she can babysit anytime."

"What about me? I'd babysit for you two anytime you want me to!" Yasopp grinned.

Turning their attention away from each other, Sanji and Usopp stared at Yasopp for a moment before they gave a somewhat teasing frown. "I'll admit, I'm a little scared to leave you with them. Who knows what kind of shit you'll pull?" Sanji said.

"Not to mention they would probably wear you out to the point where you couldn't watch them for more than five minutes," Usopp mumbled.

"H-Hey! You didn't have to gang up on me!"

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"Wait, wait, was that- No… Oh! What is- where- damn it!"

Sanji gave a confused smile to Usopp from the bathroom, looking in with his toothbrush in hand after rinsing his mouth out. "Usopp? What are you doing in there?" he asked.

Laying on his back, against Chopper's orders that he needed to start sleeping and laying on his side, Usopp was staring up at the ceiling while his hands were moving over his exposed stomach. He had a look of concentration on his face, softened when his hands moved a little faster. "Oh- Oh wait, I-I think I- Wait, no, now I can't-" he started saying, visibly sighing and frowning.

Sanji shook his head, walking back into the bedroom after putting his toothbrush in the sink to clean later. Usopp hardly flinched as Sanji crawled into bed with him, perching his head on his hand. "What are you doing in here?" he asked again.

"I'm trying to feel from the outside," Usopp whispered. "Chopper said it's the baby- the babies moving like crazy, and I can feel them in there! But I want to feel with my hands. So you can-"

"Chopper said it'll be a bit before I get to feel them," Sanji said, free hand laying on one of Usopp's. "But I wish I could. It sounds like you're really enjoying the way it feels."

Usopp didn't respond, hand grabbing Sanji's and placing it palm down on his skin. They sat in silence for a moment, Usopp gasping once or twice while he moved their hands. "Do you feel anything? Like a flutter or a kick?" he asked.

"No, I don't. Is that what you're feeling?" Sanji asked.

"Bubbles. I-I can feel bubbles popping in there. It's like- like I-"

Usopp had a hard time speaking, his mouth unable to move while his heart swelled. Sanji chuckled at his silence, scooting a little closer to curl against Usopp's side and moving his hand to give a gentle belly rub. "Tell me more. What else are you feeling?" Sanji asked.

"It-It's really…" Usopp started, taking a deep breath to calm his nerves, brought on by excitement. He had to take a moment to blink back the tears of joy and frustration beading in his eyes. "Like bubbles, or butterflies. It's not really strong but it's really… it's really crazy."

"Mmn, and is it going on right now?" Sanji asked, fingers pressed gently in a massaging gesture. "I can't wait to feel it too. I'll bet it's amazing."

Usopp nodded furiously, taking a moment to gather his excitement and nervous tears. "They're-They're really active right now."

He was quiet for a moment, fingers still massaging and trying to feel the movement that Usopp was so engrossed with. Sanji nuzzled his nose against Usopp's cheek, pressing lips against his chin, cheekbone, ear, eventually starting to nibble gently at his earlobe. "What do you think they'll be? Gender wise I mean…" he whispered.

"I don't care, I just want them to kick harder," Usopp chuckled. "I want them to grow faster, I don't want them to be born yet, but I want to hold them. I want the weeks to fly by, but I want to wait."

"The anticipation is crazy, isn't it?" Sanji laughed.

Usopp nodded, gasping again when the bubbling kicked up some more. "15 weeks. I have 25 more to go…" he frowned. "I don't want to wait until summer for them to be born."

"June isn't too far away. We'll manage," Sanji said, reminding Usopp that the mid-June due date that Chopper gave them was just a prediction. He gave a few more kisses and nibbles before he started moving away. "Get comfortable, I have to clean up and I'll be back. I'm sure you're getting tired."

"Kind of," Usopp mumbled, watching Sanji walk back to the bathroom. He didn't move, smiling while his hands smoothed over his skin. He sighed as the fluttering started to subside a bit, wondering if the babies were starting to tire themselves out. "Just relax for now, okay?" Usopp whispered, looking down at his stomach and sniffling a bit as he smiled. "Just relax. Daddy's got you."

Note: So I've been in contact with Fire Kitten since late November and the first time we talked, she actually surprised me by telling me that she had written a fic based on the first chapter of Full Circle (which will be linked in the next chapter of FC whenever I upload it), and I was so floored I couldn't stress how much I loved it and how amazing it is. Not too long ago she surprised me AGAIN with a fic for the Basil Chronicles universe, and she's had to wait for me to read through it, demand changes and post this first. The link on my profile (because this website is being a bitch with links...), but in case you can't get that to work for you, just check Fire Kitten's page and read everything she has posted!