• Six months post chapter 28 •

Shōto's POV:

"Shōto! We have a very serious situation here!" Katsuki shouted from the bathroom on the second floor.

Worriedly, I quickly made my way over there as I'd been folding clothes in the bedroom which was located right next to the bathroom. I softly knocked on the door, calling his name with a gentle voice.

He swung it open, shoving an object up my face with a grin on his lips.

"I'm pregnant again, dude! We have a second brat incoming; I'm two weeks along!" He cheered, then pressed the positive pregnancy test against his chest, directly over his heart.

I stood there, not very surprised by the news as I'd already picked up the familiar changes in his scent, unlike our first pregnancy where we'd both been completely clueless.

"Then it's just as I thought..." I paused, pulling Katsuki into a loving embrace. "That makes me so damn happy to hear! I've been wanting another baby ever since Aka-chan said her first word!"

Katsuki returned my embrace, pressing me as close to him as possible.

"Really? That's a pretty long time ago. At that point I was still a bit bitter over how unnecessarily painful giving birth was, so I sure as hell didn't want another kid back then, but Aka-chan is one and a half years old already. I feel like I am, no, we are ready to step up our parenting game. Welcoming another little life to our crazy ass family will bring us nothing but joy."

We were still holding each other, but Katsuki put enough distance between us to be able to see my face.

I found myself admiring Katsuki's ecstatic expression. He was always incredibly beautiful, but with such a genuine smile as the one he was currently wearing on his lips, he was more radiant than the sun itself. Over and over again, I was reminded of how gorgeous, strong and courageous my mate was. He was truly amazing in every way possible; his sharp tongue, competitiveness, short temper, insane stubbornness, dishonesty when putting his feelings into words and the contradictions he made when he didn't manage to phrase things the way he wanted, were all charming parts of him.

No matter what, I loved him to death.

"I love you so much, Katsuki! I can't wait until our second baby is born, and I also can't wait to marry you! The wedding is literally only two months away!" I exclaimed, brushing my fingers through his hair with an excited grin on my face.

Katsuki hummed in response, burying his face in my shoulder.

"I have to tell Eijirō, Keigo, Rumi and Deku about the pregnancy! They're throwing fists over their roles at the wedding, so this might cheer them up?" He said, a chuckle following.

I nodded in agreement even though I knew they'd only stop fighting about the wedding for a short moment.

"I don't think the peace between them will last for long, but it's worth a try."

With a smile on my lips, I placed a kiss on Katsuki's head.

"Hey.. Do you think Tōya will come to the wedding? Keigo said that he, Ryō and Hidori will be coming, but he too, has no clue if Tōya will be willing to risk bumping into father. If his identity is exposed, he'll get in trouble for sure, so I really can't blame him."

I sighed, Katsuki peeking up to meet my eyes.

"He'll come. Even though he's spouting the 'unnecessary risks' bullshit now, he'll be there. We might not be able to see him during the wedding itself, but he's going to show up at the after party to congratulate us properly; that's for sure."

The confidence in his voice told me that he knew Tōya well enough to know exactly what he'd end up doing. He knew my older brother so much better than I did, and I was a bit scared of my older brother knowing Katsuki better than me as well. No matter how many months passed by, I simply couldn't get used to the whole exes-situation between them.

The funniest thing about us having bumped into Tōya and Keigo six months ago, was that Katsuki and Keigo had become extremely good friends. They randomly popped up at each other's houses and hung out at least twice a week at this point. Keigo's long-time best friend Rumi often joined them too as she and Katsuki also had become great friends. Akatsuki got along very well with both Ryō and Hidori, which was awesome as she hadn't communicated much with other children for the sake of her safety.

Tōya didn't tag along with Keigo all that much though; he normally stayed at home. However, when he actually did tag along, he and Katsuki would typically end up arguing about the dumbest things after just having spent five minutes in the same room. Sometimes things would even get pretty heated between them, but it had never bothered any of us as they actually seemed to enjoy bickering with each other...

Our weekends usually looked like that nowadays. Our family, the Takami family and Rumi playing games together, with or without alcohol.

Thanks to Keigo and Rumi, I'd gotten to see Katsuki drunk. Neither he or Keigo were good at holding their liquor as omegas generally had a weak alcohol tolerance, but it sure as hell was amusing how they both tended to become giggly after just one or two beers. Tōya, Rumi and I were the opposite of lightweights. As alphas, we could drink a lot and somewhat control how drunk we'd get, but that required a lot of concentration. Tōya was better than me at controlling his liquor; actually he was better than me at control in general, but he was a funnier drunk than I was. He became really loud, hyper and extroverted while I simply became emotional and cheesy. Katsuki was a horny, flirty drunk, Rumi a cheerful, loving drunk and Keigo was the confident, competitive type of drunk with a rude mouth.

Our weekends were with other words very eventful and amusing.

Katsuki's POV:

Shōto had reluctantly left for work after the big news, but since we were getting married in two months, he had to work harder now. Deku would definitely get mad at him if he skipped as well, so there was no helping it.

Suddenly the front door was opened, a familiar voice greeting me.

"Hi, bitch! I bought breakfast!"

I hurried over to the hallway where Keigo, Ryō, Hidori and Rumi stood, taking their coats and shoes off.

"Kei, Rumi! Listen, I've got some great news!" I paused. "I'm pregnant!"

Both of them snickered, Keigo arching an eyebrow.

"I already knew that, dumbass. Your scent totally gives it away, but congratulations, hun! I'm so happy for you!" He excitedly exclaimed and ran up to me, throwing his arms around my neck.

I hugged him back, greeting the two boys who followed their mama inside.

"Thanks, boo!" I said, rocking the two of us from left to right.

Maybe Tōya was right when he mentioned that Keigo and I behaved like kids in each other's company?

"Hey, Kei-chan! Stop being selfish and get off Katsuki so I can hug him too!" Rumi complained.

We finally let go of each other, both of us grinning as we did. Rumi gently pushed Keigo aside and pulled me into a quick hug.

"Aka-chan! Ryō and Hicchan are here to play!" I shouted as I knew Akatsuki was playing by herself in the living room.

It didn't take long until my daughter came running with her Overhaul plushie in her hand, merrily approaching her two cousins.

"Rō! Hiccha!" She shouted, greeting them with a hug and each.

Keigo, Rumi and I adored their cuteness, our hearts melting at the sight.

"What are we gonna play, Aka-chan?" Ryō curiously asked, grabbing his baby brother's hand as the three of them waltzed into the living room.

I looked at Keigo who was making a terribly funny face which I instantly managed to identify as his 'heart-squeeze face'.

"They're too fucking cute, I can't-" He mumbled, looking as if he was on cloud nine.

"You look so dumb, Kei-chan." Rumi mockingly pointed out.

I chuckled, lifting my elbow to rest it on Keigo's shoulder.

"They sure are, and you do indeed look really dumb right now. By the way; if our new baby is born with white hair like Hidori, I want to name it Shirayuki."

Keigo and both nodded in agreement.

"That's such a cute name! However, if it's a boy I'll feel a little bit bad for him. I mean, imagine if you were named after a Disney Princess? Wouldn't it kinda hurt your pride as a man? Imagine how much Shōto would tease you, and if he wouldn't, Tōya would. My point is: wouldn't the other kids tease a boy called Shirayuki?"

Keigo did make a good point, but I just couldn't miss out on a chance to name a baby with white hair Shirayuki, no matter the gender. Keigo had probably already realised I wouldn't back down once I'd set my mind on something, knowing me.

"Shirayuki is the ultimate name for a baby with white hair though, you can't argue with that. Also, I love long names with beautiful rings to them." I argued, making Keigo sigh in defeat.

"Fine, fine! You win. Shirayuki is the ultimate name for a white haired baby." He admitted with a laugh.

Rumi agreed by directing Keigo a finger-gun.

"I think Shirayuki is a great name regardless of gender, so fuck your manly pride, Kei-chan. I have white hair and I wish my parents would've named me Shirayuki instead of Rumi. Katsuki's a damn genius." Rumi proudly admitted.

"He is. However, when did you start hating me so much, Rumi-chaaaan? You're never taking my side anymore~"

The three of us laughed together for a moment before Keigo changed the subject.

"Hey, Katsuki! What do we do about your bachelor party? You can't drink because of the pregnancy, so let's plan a hilarious day without the alcohol. I'll also make sure to convince Tōya to drag Shōto out to live a little! If there's something Tōya's good at, it's finding the coolest clubs. He is a very popular bartender after all."

Keigo was right. Shōto definitely needed to get out of the house and hang out with a couple of friends. He was still only a young adult, just 23 years old, but I doubted he'd ever properly partied, as mature and introverted as he was.

"I'm pretty sure he's going to turn the idea down if he gets to know about it, so getting Shōto out of the house using abduction will be the mission at hand. We will definitely be in need of Tōya's strength because Shōto's going to flat out refuse, but since Tōya is a bit stronger and more ruthless than Shōto, he'll be able to literally drag him out of here if it comes down to it." I paused as an idea suddenly popped up inside my head.

"Maybe.. I can help Tōya out a little by tricking Shōto into wearing some kind of restraints before his beloved 'nii-sama' gets here?" I suggested, meeting Keigo's golden orbs with an evil grin on my lips.

Keigo nodded, the corner of his mouth curling into a sly smirk.

"You sure are a kinky little demon, Katsuki~ Are you prepared for how frustrated he's going to be at you for tricking him though?" Rumi asked.

"Yeah, don't worry. He'll forgive me once he becomes horny." I confidently replied.

Keigo laughed. I knew from experience that his dear mate wasn't as forgiving as Shōto was.

"You sure have it easy. Tōya is too dramatic and petty, so he'll just entertain himself by ignoring me until I come begging for forgiveness, and even then it's not certain that he'll let things slide. He's just too damn sadistic, that guy..."

Indeed he was; for the better and for the worse...

Rumi hummed with an amused, but perplexed expression on her face as she seemed to be thinking about something.

"Yo, guys. What's up with dominant alphas and being super kinky? Sure, I can definitely see Tōya as kinky, but Shōto..? He's extremely cheesy, so it's kinda hard to imagine him being as spicy as you're describing him to be, Katsuki... You know, he totally gives off this passionate, gentle and romantic vanilla vibe, or is it only me..?" She curiously asked, causing me to laugh out loud.

She was right though. Shōto certainly didn't seem like a person who'd be kinky, especially not in the rather sadistic way he was. He wasn't as kinky, rough and sadistic as Tōya, but he sure as hell wasn't vanilla.

"You have a point. Both of the dominant alphas we know are more or less sadists. They are brothers, but since kinks aren't really genetic, so that's irrelevant. Speaking of them being brothers; it's so funny how Shōto has this pretty nerdy, cute, respectful, mature and generous nice-guy type of air around him while Tōya has a kinky, dominant, hella sexy, mysterious, ruthless bad-boy vibe." Keigo said, the tone in his voice exchanged for an exaggeratedly suggestive one once he started listing up Tōya's wildly eccentric vibe- wait, no; more like his actual personality traits.

"So, basically Shōto is the good cop and Tōya the bad cop?" Rumi asked, trying to keep a straight face even though she was literally on the brink of breaking out laughing.

I could definitely see what she meant with that comparison. It was almost completely accurate and pretty damn hilarious.

"Close, but let me correct you. Shōto is the good cop; zero doubts about that, but Tōya.. He's deadass the fucking criminal. I'm telling you." I added with a wide, provocative grin on my lips.

Making fun of Tōya never failed to amuse me.

The other two couldn't hold in their laughter anymore as we all knew my statement was entirely correct.

"He is!" Keigo wheezed as he was folded over, crying with laughter.

Of course that made me lose my composure as well, and I ended up laughing as hysterically as the other two, probably startling the kids in the living room with our sudden loudness.

Oh well; shit happens!