Herrow my dear followers and/or readers~~ I have finally Updated! (TT^TT I'm sorry...) This chapter I'm trying something new and I need your opinion on it. I have added page dividers/horizontal lines (According to FF) to separate the POVs and chapters~ Tell me what you think is better!

Disclaimer: If I owned KHR, there would be more Fran and Bel scenes! and probably hot yaoi smex... .^

A Child Ch.9

Over the time of that day, Fran and Squalo's condition only got worse. By nightfall they were still bedridden and couldn't move without whimpering in pain. They had been moved to the infirmary in one room so Lussuria cold keep an eye on them at the same time. At the moment Luss wasn't in the room and there was a thick light-blue curtain that pooled on the floor, separating the beds that were facing each other across the room.. Bel and Xanxus were currently at their lovers' sides, one in a princely chair and the other in an armchair with a cup of scotch in his hand.

-With Bel & Fran-

Bel sat beside Fran's hospital bed with his princely chair pulled as close as possible to the bed. Bel pressed Fran's left hand to his cheek while tear tracks dried on his face. He had long stopped crying and was now feeling hopeless as Fran winced and whimpered in his uneasy sleep. On Fran's right hand there was an I.V. from his forearm and a heart rate detector on his wrist that lead to the heartbeat machine. (A.N I have no idea what that's called…) The slow beeping of the machine broke the silence and put Bel's mind somewhat at ease to know that Fran was still living. Bel is unused to the thought of someone important to him is hurt. He has never felt the pressure or the worry, since he didn't hesitate to kill his only blood relatives whom he detested. He had never loved before. Fran was his first. First Love, First Kiss, First Time, and Heck even his first child would be born through him! Fran was his first and one and only. That's why Bel couldn't stand him being hurt.

"S-se-e-mp-pai…" Fran groaned.

"Fran! You're awake! Are you okay? Are you in pain? Do you need anything?" Bel started ranting grasping Fran's hand all the more tighter.

"N-n-no…"

"Fran! I'm sorry! I'm so so sorry!" Bel said in a hushed whisper. He had dropped his third person talk in the urgency of his apology.

"I-it's o-okay s-sem-mp-pai… I-I wan-t the b-baby… I-I'll d-do wh-whate-ever it takes for u-us to have th-this ch-child…" Fran stuttered out as he squeezed Bel's hand slightly. To anybody else, the situation would be ordinary, or less touching, because Fran was still talking in his monotone and Bel's eyes were hidden while his mouth showed no emotion.

"Still, Princess… The prince doesn't want you to be hurt."

"It's okay B-bel-sempai… I-I'm okay." Fran managed to murmur before wincing in pain, "A-as long as y-your with me, I-I'll b-be o-okay." Bel Smiled.

"Shishi~ That's right! As long as princess is with his prince, they will be A-O-K!" Bel then proceeded to laugh his manic laugh.

"S-sempai, y-you know e-exact-ly how t-to r-ru-in th-the mood…" Fran muttered.

"Che! Whaddya say frog!" Bel whispered angrily.

"Nothing nothing~ don't get your frilly panties in a bunch~"

"The prince doesn't wear panties! He wears princely silk boxers~"

"Princely silk my ass."

"You say something frog?"

"No no Sempai~ just stay in your psychotic wonder land."

"Oi!" Thus another fight was started between the couple.

-Xanxus & Squalo-

Xanxus sat in an armchair pulled close to Squalo's bed. Xanxus's eyes were closed and there was a cup of scotch in his hand with its bottle on the floor next to his feet. Squalo also had an IV drip and heart rate machine attached to his arm. The steady beeps of the machine filled the silence as Squalo winced and whimpered in his drug-induced sleep. After being told Squalo would be in a lot of pain, Xanxus had demanded Lussuria to ease the pain or put the shark to sleep. Since Lussuria could not ease the pain, he had opted for putting the shark to sleep. But sleep didn't seem to he the shark. Squalo was still whimpering and twisting in his sleep, making Xanxus all the more anxious.

"Boss…" A small whimpering voice broke the tension as Xanxus's eyes fluttered open, " Boss… I-i-it hurts…" The whimpering continued and Squalo clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white. Xanxus leaned in closer, grasping one of the shark's hands. He rubbed it soothingly, hoping that it would calm him down.

"Nnngh!" Squalo cried out between a clenched jaw, as his grip tightened around the bed sheets. Xanxus did nothing but grasp Squalo's hand tighter. Then suddenly just like he awoke, Squalo was once again, asleep.

"Che. Damn shark making me worry." Xanxus growled and glared at nothing in particular. He sat back on the armchair but didn't let go of Squalo's hand. He sat there rubbing it unconsciously as he thought about life. (A.N. Yes even Xanxus does that.) His future life with his wife, Squalo. He had ordered Lussuria to plan everything to do with the wedding; so basically, Lussuria was their wedding planner. All Xanxus had to do was sign the invitations and choose the date and dress. He decided that the Shark was wearing a dress since he was technically, the 'woman' in bed.

"BOSS!" The curtain was pulled back hurridly by a flustered gay peacock, "Boss! Th-th-th-th-th-the N-n-n-n-n-ninth-th i-i-is h-here!" Xanxus's eyes widened in shock. He hadn't thought that his foster father would visit him.

"Where is he." Xanxus threw the words like they were on fire, getting up immediately.

"He's in the first living room." Xanxus walked off immediately. His foster father, the ninth, had been half-thrilled but also confused. His son had never in his life; been interested in girls, let alone men. All the possible wives that the ninth had introduced to him had been rejected in a non-too-friendly way. What shocked the ninth even more was that he had chosen a male, his own right hand man to be exact. What the ninth didn't actually know was why they were getting married. Xanxus had ordered the information of his Rain and Mist guardians' pregnancies to be kept top secret. It was not to be spoken of outside the mansion.

-Living Room-

"Ah! Xanxus! My son! How have you been?" The ninth stood from his seat as his son entered the room.

"Che." was Xanxus's only answer.

"Hohoho! So my son, are you finally getting settled down? A question though, why?" Timeteo said good naturedly.

"Che. State your purpose and kindly leave."

"Peace my son. I was only wondering why now of all times, you're getting married when you refused all the wives presented beforehand." Xanxus clicked his tongue.

"Che. I do what I want." was his only explanation.

"So, may I meet your wife-to-be?" Xanxus glared at the man.

"Why?" he spat.

"Maa. Maa. I only want to give him my blessing as his father-in-law-to-be." Xanxus thought about it for a long time. He weighed the pros and cons of Squalo meeting his father. If he met him now, then he would see why they were getting married. But on the other hand, if he saw the shark at the ceremony, he might just flip at Xanxus for being irresponsible in front of others. He decided to tell him now, instead of being embarrassed in front of a crowd.

"Che. Fine." Xanxus then proceeded to lead the ninth out of the room to the infirmary.

-Infirmary-

"Lussuria."

"Yes boss?~"

"The ninth is here."

"Eh! But boss! Fran-chan and Squ-chan is still here! Why did you lead the ninth right to them?" Lussuria said as he hurridly closed the heavy drapes.

"Che. He should know." Xanxus said and then, he pulled the curtains back on Squalo's bed.

"Voi. Where the hell did you go." Squalo said hoarsely. He couldn't yell because his throat was dry from sleeping so much.

"Does it still hurt?" Xanxus said as he rushed to Squalo's side.

"Not really Lussuria gave me some drugs to help." Squalo explained as Xanxus placed a gentle kiss on Squalo's cheek.

"Good."

"Sorry for interrupting, but I've come to see the future wife of my son." Timeteo walked out into view from behind the curtains.

"Voi… Why's the ninth here? I thought this was supposed to be a secret." Squalo pulled the covers up to cover his rounded stomach and newly developed breasts.

"It's better him knowing now then later." Xanxus said and he sat back down on his chair reclaiming the forgotten cup of scotch.

"Know what may I ask?" Timeteo asked good-naturedly.

"Well… It's sort of hard to explain…" Squalo said quietly.

"Che. Spit it out shark."

"Voi! I was getting to it!" Squalo said complaining.

"Che." Without another sound Xanxus just drank some scotch.

"It's alright, take your time." Timeteo edged closer to the bed.

"Well, you see. Mammon, one of our mist guardians, he got a drug from one of the Arcobaleno… Well the drug can let males carry and bear children. And he slipped it into my and Fran's drinks…" Squalo finished and he looked away from the ninth.

"So, are you telling me that my son is marrying you because he has impregnated you?" Timeteo's voice became stern and serious, "Son…" Here comes the lecture, "I am very disappointed in you. I'm sure I haven't raised you to do this! Would you like me to repeat the 'talk' with you? I cannot say how disappointed I am. You had better be treating him well." Timeteo didn't yell but the message sunk in all the same. The ninth thought they had married because of the child and only the child.

"Voi! Xanxus isn't irresponsible! He took charge of his fault as soon as he found out he knocked me up! And he didn't marry me just because of the child! He had a ring ready way before he knew of the child! We're getting married out of love! So don't just go and lecture him about things he did without knowing the whole story!" Squalo breathed heavily after his rant. The ninth, Xanxus and Lussuria (Who was going to check up on Squalo) all looked wide-eyed at Squalo. Squalo, realizing what he just said, blushed a deep red.

"Hem… Well… I suppose I should apologise for judging you. Please accept my apologies." Timeteo spoke up, breaking the awkward silence that had fallen across the group.

"Well, son. I think I shall get going, but I would like to know everything about the pregnancy and my grandchild." With that said, Timeteo left the room. As soon as the ninth left, silence fell again.

"Bwahahahahahaha!" A sudden laugh filled the air. Everyone looked shocked. Even Bel and Fran, who had started their after fight make out session, turned towards the noise through the curtains. Xanxus was laughing.

"Hahahahahahaha!" As he continued to laugh, it became infectious and everyone had started laughing. Soon the laughter died down but smiles remained on faces.

"You're really the only one for my trash." Xanxus smirked and sat down on Squalo's bed.

"Che. I'm just not a weakling!" Squalo boasted.

"Tch. Weak compared to me trash." A vein popped out from Squalo's forehead.

"VOI! I'm no-ahh!" Squalo shouted out loud when he felt two arms snaking around his waist, "Voi! It still hurts bastard!" He protested wincing in progress.

"Tch. Shut up." Xanxus then decided to take a nap, with his beloved shark.

"Hmpf. Bastard, falling asleep like this…*Yawn*" Squalo yawned really loudly then lay back down on his bed, cuddling close to Xanxus. Yawning once more, he gave in to the drugs and fell asleep.

"Eee!" Lussuria squealed in delight as he watched the scene. He quickly took a photo and put it in his pocket. Closing the heavy curtains, he smiled and let the couple sleep.

XANXUS! VERY OOC! I'm sorry TT^TT I made everyone OOC... I actually don't know how Timeteo is spelt or how he acts... Review and tell me what I should do to them! *evil grin* ALSO! Tell me what layout you like better! The old one with no page dividers or this one! Thanx alot! ^.^