"Okay…" Suga finally reached a conclusion, "Can we meet tomorrow after school?"
"Of course Koushi…" his mother sighed in relief, "Thank you…"
"I'll see you…" Suga hung up
"What happened?" Daichi asked
"My mom said that my dad is coming back from his business trip early…" Suga explained lifelessly, "She said she wants to help me but I don't think she knows what's really going on…"
"So you're meeting her tomorrow?" Rose said
"Yes…"
"You're taking Daichi with you." Rose stated
"No! My mother would kill him!" Suga started freaking out
"Do you remember the last time your mother called?" Rose spoke calmly and slowly, "She said that Daichi was a good boy, and to make sure he takes care of you…"
Suga looked down at his protruding middle and sighed, "I guess there's no avoiding it anymore…"
"You say that now? At five months pregnant?" Rose laughed, "Don't worry, I'll wait in the car nearby so if you need anything while meeting with your mother I'll be right there…"
"Thank you Rose…"
-- THE NEXT DAY AFTER SCHOOL --
"Mother…?" Suga said into his phone, "Where would you like to meet?"
"Koushi, if you're more comfortable meeting in a public place then that's fine…" she responded
"Remember the park we went to a lot when I was a kid?" Suga asked
"Of course sweetie…" his mother's smile was almost audible, "Would you like to meet there?"
"Yeah I'll see you soon…" Suga barely breathed out and hung up
"Koushi?" Daichi sat next to his mate in the back of Rose's car, "Are you alright?"
"I'm scared Daichi…" Suga frowned at his stomach, "I've been trying to put of my mother's rejection for so long and now it's here…"
"What do you mean?" Daichi held Suga close, "She hasn't rejected you…"
"Yet…" Suga oddly couldn't bring himself to touch his stomach, caress his baby, "It just hurts knowing it's coming because even if she's never supported me… she's still my mom… I still love her…"
"I really don't think she's going to react badly Koushi…" Daichi said placing his hand on the swell of his mate's tummy, "Like you said she IS still your mother…"
"We're here guys…" Rose said parking the car, "I'll wait here, one of you call me if something happens…"
"Okay…" Daichi said getting out of the car the proceeding to help Suga
"Daichi…" Suga paused once he stood from the seat
"Yes Koushi?" Daichi turned to his mate with worry in his eyes
"Please don't leave us…" Suga locked eyes with the alpha and cried heavy sad tears, "If she does reject me and the baby… please don't leave us…"
"I won't leave Koushi…" Daichi wrapped his arms around the omega tenderly, "I'm in this for the long haul… you can't get rid of me even if you wanted too…"
"Thank you Daichi…" Suga smiled through teary eyes and placed a soft peck on his mate's lips, "Let's go… I think I'm ready…"
Daichi walked as close as possible to Suga as they approached the tree Suga and his parents spent a lot of time under when he was younger. Suga waddled along with Daichi and found a nice spot to sit and rest his feet. They waited for about ten minutes before…
"Koushi…?" A female voice called out
"Mom…?" Suga turned his head to look at the woman standing behind him
"Hello Daichi…" she addressed the alpha who stepped in front of Suga, "I just want to talk to my son, I won't hurt your mate…"
Suga and Daichi looked at each other shocked. ~She knew Dai and I were mated?~
"Koushi…" his mother said staring at Daichi
"Daichi… it's okay…" Suga said and Daichi stepped out from between them and sat next to his mate
"Koushi…" his mother started, "I know you have questions to ask but let me tell you, I know you're an omega…"
"How?" Suga asked still not turning his body, "I was trying to be so careful hiding my scent…"
"I know, and you did really well…" Suga's mother smiled, "Until I found the empty packaging of your suppressants…"
"I thought-" Suga turned his body to face his mother and was met with eyes of shock
"You're… pregnant…?" She stared at her son's protruding midsection
"I…" Suga looked away from her, "Yes…"
"Oh Koushi…" she smiled softly, "Congratulations!"
"You… aren't mad?" Suga looked hopefully into his mother's eyes
"No of course not!" She smiled, "I knew that I wanted to raise you to follow your heart… not restrict you like my parents did me…"
"But…" Suga looked down at a loss for words, "I thought you and dad hated omegas…"
"Your father maybe…" she sighed, "But not me! My mother was an omega…"
"Grandma…?" Suga questioned
"My REAL mother…" she smiled, "I was an illegitimate child… so the 'grandma' you know isn't really my mother…"
Suga stared at his mother in shock. ~This whole time… I was wrong about her…~
"Koushi… I just need to know…"
Suga glanced at Daichi before making eye contact with his mother again.
"You are staying somewhere safe right?" She asked
"Yes… I'm currently in the custody of Petals of Trust…" Suga explained
"Oh good…" his mother sighed in relief, "At least your agent can protect you from your father…"
"Will father react badly?" Suga asked
"Don't you know your father well enough by now?" His mother sighed, "He'd probably attack you just knowing you're an omega… let alone that he's going to be a grandfather…"
Suga's mother trailed off as a look of realization crossed her face, "... I'm going to be a grandma…"
Suga smiled at his mother softly when he saw the twinkle in her eyes, "Yes you are…"
"What are you having Koushi?" She smiled excitedly, now in full grandma mode
"It's a boy…" he smiled
"I'm going to have a grandson!" If it was possible her smile widened
"Daichi is going to name him…" Suga said looking at his mate, "Did you pick one yet?"
"I've narrowed it down to five, but I haven't decided yet…" Daichi smiled
"The best way to choose a name is to go outside, in like a backyard or something, and yell it out ten times…" Suga's mother laughed, "If you still like it after that… then that's the name you go with…"
"That's a pretty good idea…" Suga laughed
"That's how I chose your name…" Suga's mother deadpanned
It was Daichi's turn to laugh, the sound of the alpha's chuckle filled Suga with a warm feeling he could help but smile at. I feel like I haven't heard Daichi laugh like that in a long time…
"So mom…" Suga turned back to her, "How did you know that Daichi and I were mated? Or rather, bonded?"
"You came home from that 'trip' of yours two years ago smelling like him…" his mother gave an all knowing smirk, "AND you didn't do a great job hiding the mark for the first couple days…"
Suga and Daichi's eyes widened as a dark blush powdered their cheeks.
"You're lucky your father isn't the brightest crayon in the box…" his mother warned, "It would have been disastrous if he saw the mark back then…"
"I know…" Suga hung his head, "Father isn't… necessarily the nicest person…"
"But he is still your father…" his mother sighed, "I wish I could have given you a better life…"
"Mom…" Suga smiled, "You did your best… now that I'm going to be a mother too, I understand that you did what you had to for me…"
"Oh Koushi…" his mother began to tear up, "Sorry… I thought I'd hold it together better than this…"
"It's okay mom…" Suga also started tearing, "Dai… help me up…"
Daichi stood and helped the pregnant omega to his feet. Suga waddled over to the crying beta woman and embraced her, "Mom, I love you…"
"I love you too…" she cried into his shoulder, "My son…"
"Thanks for everything…" Suga squeezed her tightly
It was at this moment that the little one began kicking around quite a bit. Being that Suga's bump was pressing into his mother's own stomach she felt the tiny kicks her grandson was giving. She pulled away from the hug with a giggled, "Is grandma squishing you honey?" She asked to the bump and gingerly placing her hand on it. Daichi tensed upon seeing the action to which Suga's mother looked up at him and bowed her head as a sign of respect. Daichi instantly relaxed seeing that she wasn't going to hurt Suga or the baby.
"Mom…" Suga looked at her, "What are you going to tell father…?"
"That you've been accepted into a special program at your school for early college classes and are staying at the mandatory dormitory…" she smiled, "Honey, I've thought this out and I understand what is going to pass as an acceptable reason for your father…"
"Thanks mom…" Suga hugged her again
"Am I allowed to come visit once in awhile?" She asked but looked directly at Daichi
Suga looked over his shoulder at the alpha with pleading eyes.
"Of course…" Daichi smiled, "It'll be good for Kou-Suga if you visit…"
"Thank you…" she smiled, "and no need to be so formal with me dear, you are my SON-in-law after all right?"
"I-I suppose so…" Daichi scratched the back of his head and blushed with a shy chuckle
"Will the baby be taking your family name Daichi-kun?" Suga's mother asked
"Yes." Suga smiled over at his alpha, "It's only suitable for a pup to take their father's family name, don't you think?"
Daichi smiled back and felt his chest swell with pride, it was already assumed that the baby would be a Sawamura, but it felt great for his mate to say it loud and proud.
"Well of course it is!" Suga's mother smiled, "I would have scolded you if the baby was going to be a Sugawara!"
"Wow thanks mom… your only child, and the name isn't even going to be passed on…" Suga rolled his eyes
She laughed, "I don't care about some silly name… I only care if my son and his family are happy and healthy…"
"Thanks mom…" Suga smiled
Suga, Daichi, and Suga's mom talked for another half an hour before they decided that it'd be best to return home. With a very warm and loving goodbye Suga and Daichi made their way back to the car.
"How was it?" Rose had an all knowing smile on her face as she watched Daichi help Suga into the car
"My mom was really accepting!" Suga smiled
Daichi got into the car on the other side and smiled placing an arm around Suga's shoulders, "She said she already knew Koushi was an omega, and that we were mated…"
"I told you…" Rose smiled as she drove off to the safe house
-- AFTER DINNER THAT NIGHT --
"So Suga… I'm kinda curious…" Iwaizumi started, "How did Sawamura court you?"
Suga looked surprised at the question, "Well…" Suga thought back to the time, "He bought me a ring… but it was too big so I put it on a chain and wore it around my neck..."
"Why'd he do that?" Asahi asked
"Well, it's customary for the alpha to present a gift when offering courtship…" Suga explained, "Didn't Noya get you anything?"
"No…" Asahi looked confused, "he just asked me to court him…"
"Shittykawa did the same thing!" Iwaizumi exclaimed
"Wow… I am so sorry…" Makki laughed, "Issei got me a pair of new volleyball shoes!"
"Koutarou presented me with an owl statue…" Akaashi added
"Wakatoshi got me a daruma doll…" Tendou shrugged
"What the hell? Our alphas jipped us!" Iwaizumi said to Asahi
"I-I don't really mind…" Asahi laughed uncomfortably
"I can't say that I really do either…" Iwaizumi said still thinking about it, "Tooru was in the hospital when he asked me… so I guess it couldn't be helped…"
"Yuu and I had just lost our pup…" Asahi sighed
"What's this?!" Tendou gasped
Iwaizumi and Akaashi's heads snapped towards him. ~They courted AFTER the miscarriage?!~
"Yeah, it was a couple weeks after I miscarried that he courted me…" Asahi blushed
"He must really love you…" Tendou said thoughtfully
"No kidding!" Iwaizumi said
Suga hummed in agreement and Makki nodded frantically.
"If it were an alpha you weren't so close to, they'd have left you, no matter the circumstance of the miscarriage…" Akaashi said, "You found a really good alpha, Asahi-san…"
"I know…" he smiled through his blush
"So how did Sawamura ask you?" Iwaizumi turned his attention back to Suga
"Daichi and I have known each other since elementary school… we went to different middle schools though…" Suga said recalling the time, "we were really surprised to meet up again in high school, only this time it was different because we were both rather newly presented…"
"Did you keep in touch in middle school?" Makki asked
"Of course we did…" Suga laughed, "but we never got to SEE each other until high school…"
Suga sighed dreamily, "About a week after high school started, Daichi began buying me lunch everyday, and if he didn't buy me lunch he brought extra from home…" Suga laughed, "After about a month he asked me to see my hand he stared at it so intently and sized it up in comparison to his hand, I had no idea what he was doing!"
Everyone leaned in, super focused on the story.
"After that I didn't see him for a week! But when I did see him again, he pulled me outside of the gym and asked me to court him…" Suga smiled, "Of course he fumbled over his words and blushed like crazy, but I started crying when he gave me the ring…"
"Do you still have it?" Asahi asked
"Of course I do!" Suga smiled, "I just could never wear it or keep it on me because of my parents, so it's hiding away in a special place in our room right now…"
"That's so cute!!" Makki practically had heart eyes, "To be honest though… I've never worn the shoes Issei bought me… I didn't want to ruin them…"
"What about you Tendou-san?" Akaashi asked, "How did Ushijima-san court you?"
"Ugh… here we go…" Tendou groaned
"Is it that bad?" Asahi asked
"It's not bad… it's just…" Tendou paused to think about it, "Awkward…"
"How so?" Iwaizumi asked
"So Wakatoshi and I have only known each other throughout high school, and it was only at the ending of last school year that I noticed he was acting differently around me…" Tendou smoothed a hand over his small baby bump, "He asked me to meet him at the pastry shop down the road one day. I thought it was even weirder when I showed up and he was standing in front of the shop with a bouquet in one hand and a box in his other…"
Makki smiled, he was really enjoying hearing everyone's courting tales.
"I asked him why he had all that and he- as plain and blunt as can be- said that he wanted to court me…" Tendou sighed, "And as shell shocked as I was… I pointed to myself and said, 'Bitch, are you sure?!'"
Makki promtply started laughing, "You mean you were able to pull out your snark even in that state of shock?!"
"Yes, but what threw me off even more was that he sassed me right back!" Tendou threw his arms up comically
"What…" Suga's eyes widened, "Ushijima… gave you sass?"
"That's not possible…" Iwaizumi said in shock
"It is! I'm telling you!" Tendou laughed, "After I said that he looked at me and said, 'Satori, I am nervous enough as it is. I need you to take your sass… and put it in your pocket. This isn't the time for it…'"
All the omegas gasped.
"I know!" Tendou exasperatedly sighed, "I was so shocked that all I did was nod and say, 'Okay…'"
"That's cute…" Suga said in between his after giggles, "What did you do with the doll?"
"It's on my nightstand…" Tendou blushed
"Is the other eye filled in yet?" Makki asked
"No… not yet…" Tendou smiled, "But it should be soon…"
"What's your wish?!" Suga asked excitedly
"I can't tell you or it won't come true!" Tendou smiled
"Damn…" Suga and Makki said in unison
"Hey you six!" Rose called from the living room, "Could you all waddle you ways into the living room please? There's something I'd like to talk to you about…"
"We do not WADDLE!" Makki called
"One of you does…" Rose laughed
All heads turned to Suga, "Why are you looking at me? I don't waddle!"
"Suga-san, I hate to break it to you… but you DO waddle…" Akaashi said calmly
"I do…?" Suga looked sort of hurt
"It's not a bad thing Suga!" Asahi was the first to jump in to rescue the other omega from his hurt feelings, "It just means that your pup is getting bigger!"
"That means he's healthy Suga!" Makki offered
"Okay…" Suga slightly pouted but stood from his seat nonetheless
As all the omegas walked (or waddled, because we all know Iwaizumi isn't far behind) into the room they saw their alphas and Rose sitting around a giant piece of paper.
"What's this?" Akaashi asked
"It's blueprints for the renovations I'm making to the safe house!" Rose smiled
"Renovations?" Asahi questioned
"Yes, it seems that we have QUITE a few pups coming and I think that they need a safe place to stay when their mothers are back on their heat cycles…" Rose explained, "So I'm adding a second floor, one room is a play room and the other is a nursery!"
"Wow!" Tendou said studying the blueprints
"Each pup will have their own crib with blankets and bedding scented by their parents, and each COUPLE will have a mini fridge to store milk or anything their pups may need…" Rose continued, "I'm not sure how many of you are planning to nurse and how many are planning to put your pups on formula, or both, but you'll need to have a little storage space for their food for when you are in heat…"
Rose giggled as everyone in the room except her flushed a deep red. No one had put any thought as to HOW their pups were going to eat.
"It's still a bit of a ways away, so you have some time to think about it. Don't worry too much…" Rose smiled at them, "Also, the way this is going, I am going to run out of slots, so we are going to have to-"
"What are slots?" Akaashi asked
"Well…" Rose paused, "Each agent of Petals is given a certain amount of "slots" depending on their work and how long they've been with Petals. A slot is the possibility of a charge. For example I have 11 slots, so I can "house" or take care of 11 omegas; I can have 11 charges."
Everyone nodded as they kept up with Rose's explanation.
"From what I can remember I have about 18 projected omegas that may or may not become a charge…" Rose said, "I have six charges here and one that is not… so that leaves me with 11 projected omegas…"
"And you're running out of slots?" Suga asked
"Yes, I'm going to need to borrow slots from my sister…" Rose said, "My sister has 13 slots total, but she's only using four of them, so she can spare six more but I need to meet with her in person to make the borrow official…"
"Where is your sister?" Iwaizumi asked
"That's the thing…" Rose said furrowing her brow, "She's in Saga prefecture…"
"That's 8 hours away BY TRAIN!" Suga said, "and maybe 12 by car!"
"I know…" Rose sighed, "I don't want to meet her halfway though, one of her charges is going to give birth in a week or so…"
"So why don't we wait until her charge's baby is old enough to travel…" Asahi offered
"That would be around New Years' time…" Rose said trying to think, "Suga… when is your due date?"
"December 25…" Suga said, "But I won't be full term by then…"
"Huh? Why not?" Daichi asked, hearing this for the first time
"The doctor predicts an early due date because male omega pregnancies tend to be shorter than a female's…" Suga explained, "I should be about 35 weeks by then…"
"And what is full term?" Noya asked
"40…" Rose responded, "Although I've never heard of anyone ACTUALLY delivering at 40 weeks… it's usually around 36-38."
"I see…" Daichi nodded thoughtfully
"Well, if we plan it carefully, Suga won't be traveling when it's time…" Rose nodded in the pregnant omega's direction, "You might give birth there or after… but not while we're on the train…"
"That's good…" Suga sighed, "I think Daichi would have a heart attack if I went into labor on the train!" Suga giggled
"I need to make a few phone calls and really make sure I know what we're getting into before I let you all know what the plans are…" Rose said before standing, "I think I'll have the renovations done while we're away… so that way we don't have to worry…"
"I think that's a good idea…" Mattsun finally commented
"Alright guys… I'll keep you updated!" Rose stretched and walked off towards her room.
