-- THE NEXT WEEK --

"Babe!" Makki called from the living room, "Hurry up! We're gonna be late!"

"Taka, babe…" Mattsun sighed, "I love you dearly, and I'm excited to see our little one too, but we are two hours early right now…"

"Do you know how long I've waited for this day?! I can finally have an ultrasound done!" Makki gushed, "We can finally put a picture of our baby up on the fridge like everyone else!"

"Yes babe, I understand that…" Mattsun chuckled, "Just calm down, I'm sure that you getting so worked up isn't good for the baby…"

"Fine…" Makki huffed with a pout

Mattsun pulled Makki by the belt loops, flush against his body.

"Babe what are you doing?!" Makki blushed

"I just want to hold my mate…" Mattsun whispered against the omega's ear

Makki shuddered, "I'm not gonna object to that…" Makki wrapped his arms around his mate's neck and met his eyes mischievously, "Well, we do have two hours to kill… we could have some fun…?"

It was Mattsun's turn to shudder, "I think I like where this is going…" he said with a smirk and leaned down to smash his lips into the omega's

Meanwhile outside.

"We're back Rose!" Suga called as he waddled into the kitchen

"Welcome back!" She smiled, "How are the little ones?"

"They're fine…" Iwaizumi said waddling after Suga

"Where's my pictures?" Rose clapped her hands excitedly

They handed her the ultrasounds and smiled.

"So Iwaizumi, you're keeping baby's gender a surprise?" Rose asked putting the pictures in their frames

"Yeah, Tooru found out what we're having but I don't want to know…"

"Really?" Rose asked surprised

"Iwa-chan is so mean though!" Oikawa complained, "He said I couldn't tell anyone!"

"Because if you tell other people then I could find out…" Iwaizumi groaned, "We've been over this!"

Rose giggled, "So Baby Oikawa is at 20 weeks now right?"

"Yeah, and they're just as troublesome as their father…" Iwaizumi rolled his eyes

"Like father like-" Oikawa was about to say when Iwaizumi clamped his hand over his mouth

"If you finish that, you're sleeping outside tonight…" Iwaizumi warned

Rose smiled and put the ultrasound up and fixing the number of weeks under it. Rose turned to Daichi and Suga, "So you're at 24 weeks then?"

"Yes…" Suga smiled

"Baby Sawamura…" Rose paused, "Wait! Does Baby Sawamura have a name?!"

The room quieted as Rose smiled in anticipation. Suga turned to look at his mate, Daichi had also kept him out of the loop when it came to their son's name.

"His name is Hiroki…" Daichi smiled

"What a cute name!" Rose smiled

Suga looked at his mate in wonder, "You named him after my grandfather?"

"Yeah…" Daichi smiled down at his omega, "I know how much he meant to you…"

Everyone watched as Suga's eyes watered and he buried his face in his alpha's chest.

"I take it Suga was close to his grandfather?" Rose smiled sweetly at the scene

"He was Suga's favorite person, they were super close…" Daichi nodded, "We bonded right before he passed…"

"Wow…" Iwaizumi commented

"Th-that was his last wish…" Suga sniffled and pulled his face out of Daichi's chest, "He wanted to make sure I had a good alpha that would take care of me and treat me right…"

"That's sweet…" Rose smiled, "Did Daichi ever meet him?"

"Yeah…" Suga looked down, "Daichi and I were the only ones there when he passed… It was actually the day that Daichi met him…"

"He was ready to go once he knew you were going to be taken care of…" Rose smiled, "So your grandfather was the only one you told that you were an omega?"

"Yeah, he was the only one in my family who didn't hate omegas…" Suga said, "It's like he could tell I'd present as one from the time I was little…"

"At least you had him for help…" Iwaizumi said

"Yeah, he was the one who started buying me suppressants…" Suga explained, "Since I couldn't buy them myself I just asked him and he started buying them for me…"

"What happened after he passed?" Rose asked

"Daichi's parents bought them for me…" Suga said, "They understood my situation with my parents and offered to buy them for me…"

"Daichi, you are so lucky your parents are really accepting!" Rose commented, "Do you know how many people would KILL for parents like yours?"

Daichi just shrugged, "They said that their parents raised them the same way…"

"That's amazing…" Iwaizumi said shocked

"Okay…" Rose smiled and turned to put Suga's ultrasound on the fridge. This time she erased everything under the picture and put "Sawamura Hiroki, 24 Weeks"

Daichi and Suga felt their chests swell with pride. It was suddenly so much more real, now that their baby had a name, and he was almost here. Suga placed a hand on his swollen midsection and smiled even bigger. ~Only 11 more weeks…~

"How's it feel to be at the end of your second trimester Suga?" Rose smiled

"My feet hurt, my back hurts, I'm always hungry, my ankles are swollen…" Suga rolled his eyes, "But I couldn't be more excited for him to come…" Suga smiled

"Really…" Iwaizumi sighed with a slight smile and rubbed his own swollen tummy. ~I've got 16 weeks left, this pregnancy is going by so fast…~

"When is your due date Iwaizumi?" Rose asked

"January 29…" he responded

"Oh, about a month after Suga? Well you guys are, what? Four weeks apart?" Rose said

"Yeah, but Dr. Kanda said that she wants me to deliver at 36 weeks instead of the usual 35 since baby is a little smaller…" Iwaizumi explained, "She said that she wants me to try to hold out to make sure baby is fully developed…"

"Better safe than sorry…" Rose agreed

"True…" Iwaizumi sighed, "But I'm already tired of being pregnant… I want this kid out of me!"

"Believe me, you won't be saying that when they're here and waking you up every two hours…" Rose chuckled, "...if you're lucky…"

Iwaizumi groaned. Rose looked back at her fridge and smiled. ~There are SO many babies coming, what on earth am I gonna do?~ Rose stared at Iwaizumi's ultrasound, "Wait, doesn't Baby Oikawa have a name?"

"Yeah…" Iwaizumi frowned, "You and Suga were both there when I told you we'd decided on names for either gender…"

"Oh yeah!" Rose smiled and walked over towards the fridge, "What were the names again?"

"Mitsue for a boy and Mieko for a girl…" Iwaizumi said

"I chose Mieko…" Oikawa smiled proudly

"We agreed on both names together…" Iwaizumi frowned at him

"Yeah but I suggested it!" Oikawa argued back

"Oikawa…" Rose warned, "It's not good for the baby if you get Iwaizumi all worked up like that…"

That promptly shut him up.

"So either way, baby's name starts with 'M?'" Rose clarified

"Yes…" Iwaizumi nodded

Rose turned around and scribbled on the fridge, "Oikawa M. 20 weeks"

"There…" Rose stepped back and admired the fridge, "Now we can call it 'M' instead of just 'baby.'"

"That's cute…" Suga smiled

Meanwhile in Futakuchi's room, the omega groaned and rolled over. It had been one hell of a heat, but it was so much better this time, he had help. He sat up and began massaging his neck. A sharp pain ran through his neck when he reached his scent glands.

"Ow, what the-" Futakuchi paled. ~Don't fucking tell me he-~

Running his fingers along his scent glands he felt the outline of what could only be a healing bond mark. Futakuchi's heart dropped into his stomach as the realization had crossed his mind.

"Aone!" Futakuchi beat the sleeping alpha with his pillow, "You ass!"

"Ah! Futakuchi-stop! What-hey- did I-ow- do?!" Aone grunted as he was startled awake by the omega's assault

"YOU BONDED ME!" Futakuchi just about screeched with tears in his eyes

The look of complete and utter shock crossed Aone's usually blank face. ~I… I couldn't… control myself…~

"Futakuchi…" Aone reached his hand out to place it on the omega's shoulder

"DON'T TOUCH ME!" Futakuchi scurried away from the alpha

"I'm so sorry…" Aone said quietly, not sure what to do in this situation

"What are we gonna do?!" Futakuchi was hyperventilating, "Everyone on the team is gonna find out, and then they'll all pick on me again, and I'm gonna-"

"KENJI!" Aone grabbed the omega and a tight hug and held him tightly against his broad chest

"A-Aone?"

"I promise I'll take care of you…" Aone said with a broken voice, "I won't let anyone hurt you, or make you upset, or make you feel anyway that isn't loved or appreciated…"

Aone looked into the omega's eyes, tears threatening to spill from his own, "Please… be my omega?"

Futakuchi looked into the alpha's eyes and nodded slowly, "Please take care of me from now on…"

"Thank you…" Aone buried his face in Futakuchi's shoulder and let his tears fall

"That… was the most I've ever heard you talk in one go…" Futakuchi chuckled

"Sorry…"

"Don't apologize…" Futakuchi carded his fingers through Aone's white locks, "I do expect some type of courting gift though…" the omega chuckled

"I already have one for you…" Aone stated, finally pulling away from the embrace

"Huh?" Futakuchi was shocked, "What… do you… mean?"

"I was planning to ask you AFTER you had this heat…" Aone blushed, "But there's been a turn of events…"

"Yeah, I'd say so…" Futakuchi chuckled, "So how long have you had feelings for me?"

"Quite a while…" Aone blushed as he admitted

"Me too…" for once, Futakuchi let his omegan side show, he smiled brightly with a heavy blush dusting his cheeks. He leaned in to plant a very light peck on Aone's lips, "The events leading up to our bonding were awkward, unplanned, and may not have been perfect… but I don't think I'd want it any other way…"

"Me too…" Aone blushed and went to peck Futakuchi's lips but the omega cringed in pain and backed away from the alpha, "Are you alright?"

"I-I don't know…" Futakuchi clutched and clawed at his lower abdomen, "It hurts…"

"Is it gas?" Aone asked in the alarmed state he was currently in, "Is something wrong? Where does it hurt?"

"It's my stomach, and my back…" Futakuchi grunted, "Hurry… go get someone…"

Aone bolted out of the room to find Rose but as soon as he took one step out the door he bumped into something, or rather, someone. Asahi squeezed his eyes shut and held his nose, "Oh sorry-" once Asahi opened his eyes and saw Aone standing there he froze up. However, something in Aone's eyes made Asahi's fear dissipate.

"Is something wrong…?" Asahi asked timidly as he worked up the courage to speak to the object of his nightmares

"You're bonded correct?" Aone asked

"Y-yes…" Asahi's courage was quickly slipping away

"Could you help? Futakuchi's in pain and I don't know what to do!" Aone begged, "Please help him…"

"Take me to him…" Asahi said no longer afraid, all he knew was that one of his kind was suffering and maybe he could help

Aone and Asahi entered the room to see Futakuchi curled into himself on the bed. The thick scent of distress slammed Asahi in the face. Asahi walked over to the ball of suffering omega and reached out to smooth a hand over his shoulder.

"Futakuchi… Right?" Asahi said softly

Futakuchi whimpered and made eye contact with the other omega.

"Can you tell me where you're hurting?"

"My stomach, and my back…" Futakuchi barely got out through labored breaths

"Your back and…" then it dawned on Asahi, "stomach…"

Asahi wrapped the blankets around Futakuchi's stomach, "It's your lower stomach and the base of your back right?"

"Y-yeah…" Futakuchi winced

"I don't want to overstep boundaries…" Asahi said moving off the bed to give Futakuchi some room, "But I need to check something… Can you move to the other side of the bed…?"

Futakuchi grunted as he shifted his body to where his alpha's once occupied, he heard a gasp from Aone and Asahi, "Wh-what is it?"

"I knew it…" Asahi said quietly eyeing the patch of blood on the bed where it must have seeped from between Futakuchi's legs, "A-Aone, go and get Rose…"

"Why? What is wrong with him?" Futakuchi could hear the panic seeping into his alpha's voice

"He's having a miscarriage…"

It took a second for the words to sink into the alpha's brain before he flew out the door.

"How can I be-" Futakuchi flinched, "-having a miscarriage? I'm not even pregnant!"

"You were…" Asahi sighed sadly, "My guess is that you probably got pregnant on the first night…"

Futakuchi's face fell. ~No wonder I didn't feel as bad as I usually do… I thought it was just because I had an alpha this time…~

"Futakuchi?" Rose entered the room

Said omega turned in her direction upon being called, "Is it really possible?"

"Yes, my little sister had a miscarriage at one week… she didn't even know she was pregnant either…" Rose said, "We have to get you to a hospital…"

Aone helped Rose get Futakuchi to his feet and they headed towards the door. Aone stopped at the doorway, he turned to look directly at Asahi. Asahi froze as all his fear of the alpha came flooding back.

"Thank you…" Aone nodded at Asahi

Asahi relaxed upon hearing the words. ~You mean… he's actually a nice guy?~

"Hurry, we need to get him to the hospital so he doesn't develop an infection!" Rose rushed them

Aone and Rose got Futakuchi situated in the car and raced to the nearest hospital. Futakuchi whimpered and started sobbing silently in the back seat. He leaned against his alpha for support.

"Takanobu?"

Aone couldn't help but blush upon hearing his new mate call him by his given name. He made eye contact and his face fell seeing Futakuchi's tear stained one.

"What is it Kenji?" Aone would have given the world to stop those tears

"Do you think it's too late?"

Aone paused, "For what…?"

"To save him…" Futakuchi gently placed a hand on his stomach

Aone's heart dropped. ~Did he want to have the baby?~ Aone placed a hand over Futakuchi's on his stomach, "I don't know…" He said softly into the omega's ear

Meanwhile at the safe house, Suga, Iwaizumi, and Asahi stood in the living room staring at the door.

"Do you think he was supposed to be next?" Suga asked out of nowhere

"Maybe… but if he was… he's not anymore…" Asahi said

A sad silence fell upon the three omegas, Asahi seemed to be having flashbacks of his unfortunate loss and retired to his room.

"What's going on?" Makki and Mattsun came out of their room, looking slightly flushed

"The Date Tech players are on their way to the hospital with Rose…" Iwaizumi turned to his teammates

"What? How come?" Makki asked

"The omega had a miscarriage…" Iwaizumi explained

Makki and Mattsun glanced at each other, "Are they okay?"

"We won't know until Rose gets back…" Suga said waddling over to sit on the couch

"Let us know if she comes back before we do…" Makki said following Mattsun out the door

"Where are you guys going?" Akaashi emerged from his room

"I have my first scan today!" Makki smiled excitedly before following his mate

"When is your scan Akaashi?" Suga asked

"Tomorrow…" he said also waddling over to the couch, "I made 16 weeks today…"

"Only four months pregnant and already waddling?" Suga giggled, "and I see that you're still the same size as Iwaizumi…"

"You should see Tendou…" Akaashi chuckled slightly, "He's also the same size as us…"

"Why do I feel like you'll eventually be bigger than me BEFORE I even give birth…" Iwaizumi smirked, "Although, I have to say that the farther along I get the happier I am that the baby is rather petite…"

"Why is that?" Tendou asked also waddling out of the room

"You ARE big… my goodness…" Suga smiled, "And you're at only 12 weeks!"

"I know…" Tendou sighed, "But I am carrying THREE after all…"

"Can't say I envy you…" Iwaizumi shook his head, "I think that out of all of us I'll have the easiest time giving birth…"

"Lucky…" Suga sighed, "Dr. Yoshio said that Hiroki is bigger than average… So I might have to have a cesarean…"

"Hiroki?" Akaashi and Tendou looked at Suga

"Oh! That's right you two weren't here, Daichi finally decided on a name…" Suga smiled, "And it's Hiroki…"

"That's a nice name…" Akaashi smiled

"Thanks…" Suga smiled and rubbed his belly lovingly, "It was my grandfather's name, I think he'd be proud…"

"I'm sure he would…" Iwaizumi smiled

"So what about you Iwaizumi-san?" Tendou asked

"What ABOUT me?"

"What are you having?" Tendou asked

"I decided not to find out…"

"I bet Oikawa-san is disappointed about that…" Akaashi said

"No, I told him that he could find out when we went to my appointment today…" Iwaizumi said, "But I also told him that I didn't want him blabbing to everyone because then there's more of a chance that I could find out…"

"I see…" Akaashi commented

"Are either of you going to find out?" Suga asked

"Koutarou would have a conniption if we didn't…" Akaashi sighed

"It's kind of too much of a hassle to really tell, so Wakatoshi and I decided to wait until they're born…" Tendou rubbed his swollen midsection

"I'm super excited for all the little ones that will be running around…" Suga smiled

"You realize that this is going to be a house full of young pups, hormonally imbalanced omegan mothers, and overprotective alpha fathers right?" Iwaizumi groaned, "I feel bad for Rose… She's got so much to deal with…"

"Yeah she does…" Suga also sighed

"Keiji…?" came a groggy voice

Akaashi sighed irritably and turned to see his alpha standing in their doorway rubbing the sleep from his eyes, "Yes Koutarou?"

"What are you doing out here?" the alpha asked walking over to his mate

"Nothing, I just needed to stretch my legs…" Akaashi turned back to face the other omegas when Bokuto wrapped his arms around Akaashi's waist, resting his hands on his tummy

"Koutarou please stop…" Akaashi shrugged the alpha off

"Keiji…" Bokuto took a step back, "Are you alright?"

Akaashi took a deep breath and walked off towards their room and slammed the door behind him.

"Did I interrupt something?" Bokuto asked the others seated in the living room

"No…" Suga frowned at the door Akaashi disappeared behind, "Not that I know of…"

Bokuto followed his mate into the room and shut the door, "Keiji…?" Bokuto approached the omega that was sitting on the bed with his nose in a book

"What?" there was venom in Akaashi's voice

"What did I do?" Bokuto almost whimpered

Akaashi sighed. ~I don't know…~

"Why are you mad at me?" Bokuto kneeled in front of his mate, hoping that the gesture would grant him some type of explanation

Akaashi dropped the book and stared into the alpha's eyes. ~I don't know!~

"Please talk to me…" Bokuto begged grabbing Akaashi's hands in his own, "I don't know how to make things better… please Keiji… anything… say something…"

"I…" Akaashi's eyes filled with tears, "I don't know!"

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know, just the sound of your voice agitates me!" Akaashi cried into his hands, "Whenever you're around I don't want you to touch me… I just… I don't know what's wrong with me!"

"Keiji…" Bokuto let go of his mate's hands, "What… can I do?"

"I don't know!" Akaashi cried harder, "I just…"

"Maybe you need some time away from me…" Bokuto stood from his place at Akaashi's feet

Akaashi felt his heart drop. ~Is he leaving me? Are we breaking up?~

"Koutarou…?" Akaashi watched as the alpha walked towards the end of the bed

"Akaashi…" Bokuto said facing away from his omega

A chill ran down the omega's spine. ~Ever since we found out I was pregnant, he's always called me by my given name… why would he change that now…?~

"I think that maybe we mated too young…"

"Koutarou! Please!" Akaashi tried to stand from the bed but had difficulty getting up, "Alpha! Don't leave us!" Akaashi cried out to Bokuto

Bokuto turned around with a sad look on his face, "I'm not leaving you, I'll be back…" Bokuto grabbed Akaashi's hands in his own as said omega slowly fell into hysterics

"Please! Don't go!" Akaashi begged and cried, "I'm carrying your pups! They need you! I need you! Alpha, please don't leave us! I'm sorry!"

"Akaashi calm down…" Bokuto reached out to caress his mate's cheek, "You didn't do anything wrong…"

"Alpha please, I'll be good, don't go…" Akaashi cried harder leaning into his mate's touch

"Keiji…" Bokuto called firmly

Akaashi's instincts reacted to his mate's call and he calmed significantly, tears halting.

"Breathe…" Bokuto instructed, "The twins can't breathe for themselves, they are relying on you--their mother-- to breath for them…"

Akaashi took deep breaths to steady his emotions once again, "Koutarou I-"

"Let me say my piece Keiji…" Bokuto looked deep into his mate's eyes, "I would never leave you, I couldn't okay?"

Akaashi nodded, "Then why were you walking away from me?"

"I thought you wanted some time alone…" Bokuto tucked a tuft of hair behind Akaashi's ear, "I know that with pregnancy comes unreasonable mood swings, I'm not surprised you got sick of me… I am surprised that you tried to put up with it without telling me…"

"I'm sorry…"

"You don't need to apologize Keiji…" Bokuto smiled, "I am your alpha, I am going to take care of you and our pups… But I can't do that unless you talk to me…"

Akaashi looked away from Bokuto ashamed, he sniffled once and then brought his eyes back to the alpha, "I just… didn't want you to go or get upset because of how I was feeling, it wasn't your fault…"

"I mean it kind of is…" Bokuto chuckled, "I DID get you pregnant after all…"

Akaashi giggled a little, "Well, you're the only one who COULD have…"

"There's the smile…" Bokuto pressed his forehead against Akaashi's, "You need to start communicating with me alright?"

"Yes, alpha…" Akaashi nuzzled his nose against Bokuto's in an eskimo kiss, "I hate that you are only mature when we're alone…" Akaashi frowned and pouted when Bokuto pulled away

"Well that was fast!" Bokuto laughed

"Koutarou…" Akaashi's voice became soft again, "You really won't leave us?"

Bokuto stopped laughing and smiled lovingly at his mate, "I'm not going anywhere…" he kissed the top of Akaashi's head

Once again kneeling in front of his mate, Bokuto wrapped his arms around the omega and held him firmly against his chest. Bokuto was about to place a hand on Akaashi's stomach but he stopped himself. ~Maybe Akaashi's been irritated with me because I'm not respecting his boundaries…~

"Can I feel them Keiji?" Bokuto whispered into Akaashi's ear

"They are your pups… Of course you can..." Akaashi furrowed his brow in confusion, "Nothing has stopped you before… Why do you all of a sudden start asking?"

"I'm just trying to respect your space…" Bokuto smiled softly placing his hand gently on the swell of Akaashi's stomach

"Stop, that's creepy…" Akaashi frowned

"It's creepy for me to respect your space?" Bokuto laughed

"You know what I mean…" Akaashi sighed hitting Bokuto lightly on the shoulder, "Just act like yourself…"

"You got it…" Bokuto smiled and smashed his lips into the omegas, "I love you Keiji…"

"I love you too, Koutarou…"