Document Opened: 08/06/2010, 02:36am.

Authors Note:
Family AU, No yaoi.

Disclaimer: I don't own. Takao Aoki does.

The young red head paused his pacing for a moment to look over at the two maids who were chatting back and forth excitedly in hushed tones. His mouth set into a small frown, he could tell they were trying to be quiet but were not very good at it. However it was nearly impossible for him to tell what they were saying because of how fast they exchanged words.

Though, he knew it had to be about what was going on behind those two large double doors.
After all, he and the others wouldn't be here otherwise.

Looking at his year older friend, he saw him staring at the ground and absently swinging his legs from where he was sitting across from the chatting maids. Impatience was plain on his face since he still wasn't sure what was happening in there. No one had stopped and explained why they had to be rushed to the hospital. They weren't hurt and all the two had been told was that his adoptive momma had to go back there because 'it was time for the baby to come'.

Looking back at the large double doors, he hoped to hear or see something to let him know what was going on. His adoptive father had rushed back there as well so he couldn't ask him anything.

Glancing back at his friend, Bryan, he saw him looking over and caught his friends stare. Wordlessly he walked over to sit in the uncomfortable vacant chair to his right.

"Have ya heard anything?" The red head asked hoping for anything useful.

Bryan shook his head. "No. All I could catch was stuff about how cute they think the new baby will be and pointless girl stiff." He crossed his arms after gesturing to the two maids still going at it.

"But how long does it take for the stork to drop off a baby?" He pouted and turned his ice blue eyes on his friend for information. Awhile back, after questioning why his new momma was so fat, he had been immediately informed that she was expecting and he would be a big brother in the near future. The red head hadn't been sure how to take that but with the bright smile his new father used, he knew it must've been a good thing, so at the time he smiled back too. Not really thinking more on it until now.

"Don't be an idiot Tala." He spoke while teasingly placing his fist on the youngers head and messed up his hair a little. "The baby's inside of her belly. Why else would she have gotten that fat so quickly?" He grinned knowingly seeing the younger look at him like that. Being six and five respectively, it was natural he knew more about these facts then the red head.

The pair's moment was short-lived as the two maids giggling caught both of their attention and found the two to be laughing at them.

Annoyed, Tala tilted his head to the side and spoke "What's so funny?"

"Our apologies master Tala, master Bryan. But we couldn't help but over hear you talking." The brunette spoke while she held her round glasses in one hand and was wiping the forming tears from the corner of her light brown eyes with her other hand.

The other maid, an older woman with light blond hair kempt up in a neat bun, folded her hands so she could rest them on her lap and leaned forward to address the pair of young boys who had their sole attention focused on the two.

"Master Bryan," She paused for a moment hearing him mutter and ignore the usual of 'don't call me that' she continued. "You were close with what you said." Her light blue eyes turned to the red head who noticed that her eyes seemed to sparkle as she spoke about what was going on. "Your new brother or sister is indeed in the ladies belly. But neither I nor Nayako can tell you more than that until you're both older."

The lilac haired childs eyes went to solely stare at Nayako. "Is that true?" His young voice was laced with skepticism. He was six, how much older did he have to be?

The young brunette shut her eyes for a moment before letting out a nervous chuckle. "I'm afraid miss Ayumi is right Bry-" She cut herself short as the double doors opened and the four of them watched as a tanned man with dark brown hair walked in donning a pair of light green scrubs and a surgeons mask was loosely tied around his neck.

Knowing who it was, Tala jumped down and ran over, beating the others who were coming.

As the others hurried over, the man knelt down to the five year olds level and looked him right in the eyes with a special smile and placed a hand on the red heads right shoulder. "Well Tala, ready to meet your new brother?"

Still uncertain about it with his own thoughts, he knew the last time he had seen that smile on the man he had told him he would be a big brother. At this curiosity rose in him to see what exactly the fuss about something like a baby could be about. So he smiled back and told him yes.

"So master Susumu, it's a boy?" Nayako asked excitedly.

"Yep! And he's healthy. Strangest hair though." He added more to himself than anything while standing up. The maids exchanged curious glances but said nothing about it.

Ayumi cleared her throat and asked. "How is the lady?"

"She's fine and resting right now. We'll be able to leave in the morning."

"So we gotta stay here all night?" Bryan snorted and crossed his arms. The prospect of hanging out in that boring room listening to the pair of maids chatter even more did not appeal to him.

"No. When Tala returns, Nayako and Ayumi will take you both home." The dark haired man smiled in amusement at the childrens silent exchange. The kids looked at one another and nodded their heads before Tala turned to look at him again.

He allowed Susumu to take his hand and lead him through the double doors.

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Authors Note:
I'm ending it here.

Editing will come later.

Done: 08/13/2010, 09:34pm.