-- THE NEXT DAY --
Suga and Iwaizumi were waiting in the waiting room at the doctor's office. When Suga saw a familiar face.
"Takeda Sensei!" Suga called
The omega looked over and saw Suga waving cheerfully at him. He smiled and walked over, "Hi Suga, how are you?"
"I'm good! My morning sickness has been gone for a couple of weeks now!" Suga smiled, "What about you Sensei?"
"Baby's just getting bigger and bigger…" Takeda scratched the back of his head
"How far along are you? You're getting pretty big!" Suga remarked
"I'm at 22 weeks!" Takeda smiled, "A little over halfway done!"
"That's so exciting! Are you having a boy or another girl?" Suga had stars in his eyes. Sensei looked like he was glowing, and Suga couldn't wait to start showing more like him.
"Baby won't cooperate…" Takeda chuckled, "The Doctor can't see very clearly, but he thinks it's another girl…"
"So cute! I bet Tomoe-chan would love to have a little sister!"
"That's what she's rooting for…" Takeda smiled, "But Keishin wants a boy…"
"So cute!"
"I have to go, Keishin is waiting outside…" Takeda smiled and waved
"See you later Sensei!" Suga smiled and waved back
"Who was that?" Iwaizumi asked
"The faculty advisor for Karasuno's volleyball club…" Suga smiled, "He was the one that set up the scrimmage against Seijoh the first time…"
"Oh I see…" Iwaizumi responded
"Iwaizumi?" The nurse called
"Here!" Iwaizumi stood and walked over to the room he was assigned and waited for the doctor
Knock Knock
"Hi there Iwaizumi-san!" Dr. Kanda entered the room, "How are you feeling today?"
"Nervous, but not as nauseous…" Iwaizumi gave a small smile
"Well, from our last appointment to now…" she looked at her charts, "You should be at about 12 weeks… so we can do a topical scan this time…"
Dr. Kanda instructed Iwaizumi to lay on the table and lift his shirt. Spreading the gel on his stomach, Dr. Kanda took the topical sensor and moved it around with slight pressure.
"Oh! There's baby!" Dr. Kanda smiled, "baby is a bit smaller than average but still looks healthy…"
"Is it bad that the baby is small?" Iwaizumi asked
"Nope, it just means that the baby is more petite… generally that suggests it might be a girl…"
Iwaizumi looked at the doctor with the widest eyes. ~A girl?~
"It's not guaranteed to be a girl yet! We'll be able to tell anywhere from 18-20 weeks…" Dr. Kanda said trying to reassure Iwaizumi
"I'm not… disappointed…" Iwaizumi started, "I'm just surprised…"
"And why is that?"
"I had this feeling it would be a boy… but my alpha said that he thinks it's going to be a girl…" Iwaizumi explained
"Ahhh!" Dr. Kanda nodded with a smile, "A common misconception is that the 'motherly instinct' in an omega is stronger than what is called a 'fatherly instinct' in alphas…"
"Is it not?"
"It can be, but majority of the time, the alpha's instincts of prediction are stronger than the omega's, as omega's instincts are geared more toward supporting pups emotionally…" Dr. Kanda explained, "Alpha's have instincts that tell them to 'protect' which means they need to be able to predict what's going to happen around their family…"
"So an alpha's judgment, even in a trivial matter like this, is rather correct as well?" Iwaizumi asked
"It's not 100% of the time but yes, a lot of alphas can tell what the primary gender of their pup will be, even before their mate starts to develop a baby bump!" Dr. Kanda smiled excitedly, "Isn't that incredible?"
"Yes… it is…" Iwaizumi said still trying to reel in all the information
"Well, alright…" Dr. Kanda smiled looking back at the screen, "Baby is developing very well, it'll be very healthy if it continues like this."
"That's good…" Iwaizumi felt a smile crawl onto his face
"Baby is about the size of a lime…" the doctor smiled, "Well, a slightly smaller lime, but still a lime!"
Iwaizumi got cleaned up and went into the waiting room. He spotted Suga and walked over.
"How'd it go? Baby healthy?" Suga asked
"Yeah, baby is healthy… she said that the baby is a little smaller than normal though…" Iwaizumi said
"But it's okay?" Suga looked worried now
"Yeah, Dr. Kanda said that the baby is petite so it could mean that I'm having a girl… but we can't be sure yet…"
"A girl?" Suga smiled, "Oh how cute! I'd love to see Oikawa handle a baby girl…"
"Don't remind me…" Iwaizumi rolled his eyes, "What about you Suga? How's your baby?"
"Dr. Yoshio has been delayed a bit so I still haven't gone in yet…" Suga said, "I hope I get called in soon though… I'm getting restless…"
"Sugawara?" The nurse called
"Would you look at that…" Iwaizumi commented
"Here!" Suga called standing from the couch, "I'll be back!" He smiled at Iwaizumi
Iwaizumi sat on the couch, he and Suga agreed that if they had appointments together it would be better that they went home together as well. ~I should probably call Tooru…~ Iwaizumi took his phone out and dialed his alpha's number.
"Hello?" the alpha picked up on the second ring,"Iwa-chan? Is everything okay?"
"Yeah, everything's fine, I'm just waiting for Suga…" he said
"How's our little bean?" Oikawa's smile could practically be heard through the phone
"She's fine. Doctor sai-"
"IS IT A GIRL?!" Oikawa interrupted his omega, "You just called Bean a she! Are we really having a little girl?!"
"Shittykawa, if you shut up and listen then you'd hear me saying that it's still too early to tell!" Geez his alpha was irritating, "Doctor said that even though the baby is healthy, it's rather petite for me being 12 weeks pregnant, and that suggests it MIGHT be a girl…"
"Iwa-chan!" came the whine, "You're so mean! Getting my hopes up like that!"
"Goodbye…" Iwaizumi went to hang up but Oikawa called his attention back
"Hajime…?"
"What…?" Iwaizumi lowered his voice. ~He NEVER calls me by my first name…~
"Be safe coming home…" Oikawa said tenderly, "I mean it… you're carrying precious cargo, be safe…"
"I will! You didn't need to tell me that… " Iwaizumi rolled his eyes
"I love you, Hajime…"
"...I love you too, Tooru…"
Iwaizumi hung up to see Suga walking out with a huge smile on his face.
"How'd it go?"
"Baby is very healthy, and a little on the bigger size…" Suga smoothed a hand over his bump, "I've got two more weeks before I can find out what I'm having…"
"How exciting…" Iwaizumi commented as they left the building, "What do you want?"
"I want a girl… in fact I think it will be one…" Suga smiled down at his bump again caressing it softly, "But Daichi said it's going to be a boy… I don't know how he can tell, but he said it's DEFINITELY going to be a boy…"
Iwaizumi chuckled.
"What about you? What do you want?" Suga asked
"A healthy baby…" Iwaizumi deadpanned
"Yes, that would be best…" Suga laughed, "Any primary gender specifically though?"
"I really wouldn't mind either…" Iwaizumi looked down at his own bump, it was a lot smaller than he remembered Suga being at this stage
"What does Oikawa want?"
"A girl…" Iwaizumi said, "Or at least I THINK he wants a girl, he keeps talking about having a girl…"
"I'm sure you two will make great parents no matter what you have…" Suga smiled
"Thanks…" Iwaizumi blushed
The two walked in the front door to see everyone gathered around the fridge.
"What's going on?" Suga asked walking over
"Is something wrong?" Iwaizumi also joined the group
On the fridge there were now three sonogram pictures, the first being "Baby Sawamura, 12 weeks" next to it was "Baby Oikawa, 8 weeks" and the last one was "Bokuto Twins, 8 weeks"
Suga felt his eyes widen. ~They're telling everyone? But I thought Akaashi didn't feel comfortable with doing that…~
"What's going on?" A voice came from behind
Everyone turned to look for the source of the voice. All eyes stilled on Akaashi's form at the entryway of the kitchen.
"YOU'RE PREGNANT?!" Came the general shout at Akaashi
"Uh… yes…" Akaashi blushed, protectively placing a hand over his baby bump
"It's twins?!" Suga made eye contact
"Yeah…" he blushed an even deeper red
"That explains why you're about the same size as Iwaizumi…" Suga concluded
"Yeah…" Akaashi pulled his shirt further down over his baby bump as if trying to hide it
Suga went over to Akaashi and put his hands gently over his baby bump, "you don't have to be self conscious…" Suga smiled, "this is a wonderful thing…"
Bokuto stepped out of the Akaashi's room to see Suga's hands on his Akaashi's stomach. Bokuto walked over to them and felt the low rumble in his chest that resulted in a growl. Suga tensed and slowly took his hands off Akaashi's baby bump and before he could back away Daichi stepped in front of Suga and growled at Bokuto. Akaashi shied away from the show of power and hid behind his alpha.
"What's going on?" Came a rather calm voice
Bokuto and Daichi were face-to-face and ready to fight.
"Dammit!" Rose sighed, "I can't leave this group alone for five damn minutes can I?!"
Daichi and Bokuto stepped away from each other and grabbed their respective mates protectively.
"What happened this time?" Rose asked
After Suga and Akaashi calmly explained the situation, Rose shook her head and sighed, "It's normal with all the pups on the way but still… can you all TRY to restrain yourselves?"
Everyone nodded and apologized quickly. Shortly after, Suga and Iwaizumi brought Rose a sonogram from today's appointments.
"You seem to be progressing quite nicely Suga…" Rose smiled, "it does look like baby is bigger than average… but as long as doctor said that baby's healthy then there's nothing to worry about…"
Rose added the newest sonogram to the frame and wrote "Baby Sawamura, 16 weeks" after looking at Iwaizumi's she smiled, "Baby is going to be skinny…"
"Is that bad?" Iwaizumi asked
"No of course not… Your baby is just going to be a bit smaller than Suga's…" Rose smiled, "But not to worry… I'm always here to help no matter what happens…"
Iwaizumi nodded as Rose added his to the fridge with a "Baby Oikawa, 12 weeks."
"I should add those who are pregnant but don't have a sonogram yet…" Rose said trying to think, "But how would I put it on the fridge?"
"You could take a picture of their positive test result and put that up?" Suga offered
"I could but it's too late to start now…" Rose sighed
"What do you mean?" Iwaizumi asked
"There's Suga, you, Akaashi, and Tendou… and possibly Makki soon!" Rose said, "oh my god… that's about 6 pups! And we aren't sure if Tendou or Makki are having multiples like Akaashi either!!"
"I never thought about how many pups there'd be running around here…" Iwaizumi said
"Well with the pattern that seems to be going… by the time Suga gives birth I'll have nine others that are pregnant or in heat…" Rose said
"WHAT?!" Suga and Iwaizumi were shocked to say the least
"If you really think about it…" Rose started, "Suga is at 16 weeks, Iwaizumi is at 12 weeks, Akaashi is at 8 weeks, and Tendou is at about 4 weeks… and Makki is in heat right now…"
Iwaizumi and Suga shared a glance before looking back at Rose.
"Everyone is getting pregnant a MONTH after each other…" Rose explained, "I can almost guarantee that Makki will be pregnant after this heat… I mean they are TRYING to get pregnant but still…"
"Well that makes a lot of sense…" Suga said
Ding Dong
Rose walked over to the door and opened it, "Hello?"
"H-hi Rose, can I talk to you?" It was Asahi at the door
"Of course, come on in…" she smiled
Asahi stepped into the house and spotted three other omegas, all obviously pregnant. Asahi eyed he floor and waited for Rose to lead him towards his room. Unfortunately for him, Suga noticed him.
"ASAHI!" Suga practically screamed at him
Asahi jumped with an "eep" and cowered behind the 5 foot tall Rose, who promptly shook her head and sighed.
"Asahi you are 6' 1" and I am literally ONLY 5 feet tall…" Rose sighed, "You can't keep cowering behind me…"
"Yes I can…" Asahi deadpanned
"Asahi!!! Are you and Noya going to try again? Your heat is soon isn't it?!" Suga asked excitedly
"Um actually…" Asahi started
"I bet you'll have a girl first!" Suga's mind was going, "And I bet that Noya would be ecstatic to have a daughter and-"
"Suga!" Asahi raised his voice to get the other omega's attention, "Noya and I aren't going to try again…"
"What…?" Suga said in disbelief
"We talked about it and decided that we're both still too shaken up from… you know…" Asahi eyed the floor sadly, "It's just too soon…"
"I… I see… I'm sorry Asahi…" Suga's eyes also dropped to the floor
"Alright, I need to speak with Asahi… if you wouldn't mind…" Rose said impatiently
"Oh! Right…" Suga said and gave Asahi a sad look has Asahi and Rose disappeared into his room.
"What happened?" Iwaizumi asked
"Um…" Suga looked at Iwaizumi and Akaashi, "You can't tell him that you know…"
"What good would it do us to spread anything around?" Akaashi said
"True… anyways… Asahi…" Suga swallowed hard and pressed his lips into a thin line, "His court mate is Karasuno's libero… but before they were court mates, stuff happened during Asahi's last heat and he got pregnant…"
"I take it that there's more to it than that…" Akaashi said
Suga nodded, "He was two weeks further along than I was… but he refused to tell the father…" Suga shook his head sadly, "After the match with Seijoh three months ago, Asahi went to the bathroom but was attacked by an alpha from another team…"
Iwaizumi and Akaashi's eyes blew wide.
"Wh-what happened?" Iwaizumi asked
"Asahi had a miscarriage…" Suga said frowning at the ground
"Oh my god!" Akaashi's uncharacteristic reaction resounded through the kitchen
"Yeah, and when he went to the hospital is when Noya, his alpha, found out…" Suga said, "But it was too late… their pup was already gone…"
"That's horrible…" Iwaizumi said
"Last I checked with them, they said that once Asahi has his next heat, they were going to bond and try for another one…" Suga looked in the direction of Asahi's room, "The doctor said it'd take about 3 months before Asahi would be fully healed enough to try again… but I guess they changed their mind now that it's almost that time…"
"Well… I would be pretty shaken up too if I lost the twins…" Akaashi said rubbing small circles into his stomach
"Yeah…" Iwaizumi agreed placing his hand on his stomach as well
There was an uncomfortable silence that settled on the three when they suddenly heard Tendou's yelling.
"Hey BITCH!"
The three looked at each other before looking out into the living room where Tendou was pointing at his alpha.
"Satori lower your voice, you could be disturbing the others…" Ushijima said calmly
"No! You listen here! There is something I've been trying to tell you but all you do is talk about everyone else!" Tendou sounded frustrated
"What is it that you could be trying to tell me?" Ushijima asked keeping his calm demeanor
"That I'm pregnant! What else could it be?!"
Suga, Iwaizumi, and Akaashi all looked at each other with the same look. ~He's only telling him NOW?!~
"You're…" Ushijima looked directly at Tendou and a huge smile crept across his face
~He's gorgeous when he smiles!~ The other three omegas looked at each other and nodded in agreement. When they looked back over Ushijima had his omega in a warm embrace. As Suga, Iwaizumi, and Akaashi watched the scene unfold they felt their hearts melting.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier Satori?" Ushijima pulled out of the hug and looked at his omega with tears in his eyes
"I…" Tendou broke eye contact, "I was worried…"
"You don't need to be…" Ushijima hugged his omega again, "When I courted you I knew that every heat we spent together, it was possible for you to conceive…"
Tendou snuggled into his alpha's embrace. It felt nice there, safe.
"Satori…" Ushijima called him softly, "Have you seen a doctor yet?"
"No…"
"Maybe you should, you are seeming kind of big don't you think?" Ushijima tenderly placed his hand on Tendou's bump
"Rose said that I'm not far enough along to really see the baby…" Tendou said
Ushijima looked curiously at his mate's bump. The other three omegas secretly watching from the kitchen also tried to get a better look. Why was his bump so noticeable now? He couldn't be more than 4 weeks along. Something clicked in Akaashi's brain as he marched out to the couple.
"Akaashi-san?" Ushijima looked curiously at the other omega as he approached Tendou
"Come with me for a minute…" Akaashi said as he lead Tendou over to the huge wall length mirror that was across a wall in the hallway
"What are you doing Akaashi-san?" Tendou asked
"Turn to the side and look in the mirror…" Akaashi instructed
Tendou did so and saw that Akaashi also turned to his side.
"Iwaizumi, come here, you too…" Akaashi called
Iwaizumi stood next to Akaashi also turning to the side, that's when everyone saw it. All three omegas were the same size.
"Does this mean I'm having more than one?" Tendou's voice and face uncharacteristically void of emotion
"Probably…" Rose appeared from the hallway
"Would we be able to tell if I got a scan done?" Tendou looked at Rose
"Absolutely, you'll only see bubbles but they CAN tell if there is a baby there or not…" Rose explained, "They just won't be able to tell if they're healthy until later in your pregnancy…"
Tendou looked down at his baby bump. He gently placed a hand on his stomach and looked at his mate before turning to Rose, "How many do you think I'm having?"
"It seems like we've got a set of triplets…" Rose smiled encouragingly
