The pairing is Miygai/Shinobu, the setting several years in the future. This fic is about their lives with a child and their relationship in general. I hope you will like it.

I want to thank faye_naruse for the awesome beta!

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A is for Adoption

Miyagi had been thinking about adoption – he was getting old after all, and wanted children before it was too late - for almost 2 years when circumstances finally provided him and Shinobu with the opportunity to adopt.

She was a sweet child; an angel. Miyagi hadn't seen a one-year-old child as cheerful and lovable as his Aya-chan. He couldn't get enough of her smiles and laughter, or her tantrums for that matter. He played with her everyday, watched her sleep and held her as she cried, and even Shinobu's ranting about how he was the parent that worked the hardest couldn't ruin his mood.

This was the perfect sort of life for him.

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B is for Baking

On Saturdays, their flat always smelled of freshly baked cookies or cakes.

Saturday was Shinobu and Aya's baking day. Together they would make cakes, cookies or muffins, and then spend the whole afternoon eating them while watching a film.

On these days, Miyagi would sit in the kitchen with his paperwork and watch Shinobu and Aya as they worked happily together.

On Saturdays, Shinobu's smiles were the most beautiful.

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C is for Christmas

"Open your present, darling," Miyagi said cheerfully to his daughter, whom was sitting on his lap and watching all the presents with wide curious eyes. Miyagi held out a gift swathed in pink wrapper to her, urging Aya to take it. Her fingers touched the gift carefully, clearly fascinated by the strong shade of colour, before she took hold of it with her small hands.

Shinobu sat next to Miyagi, watching their daughter try, and fail, to open the present. Miyagi helped her, without completely interfering, and Shinobu smiled at the gesture.

This was their first Christmas together with Aya, and Miyagi wanted to make it special for her.

After all her gifts were opened, Aya sat on the coach munching on chocolate and petting a big white rabbit given to her by Shinobu. Shinobu and Miyagi watched her antics for a while with gentle smiles on their faces, before sneaking into the kitchen together.

Miyagi reached inside his pocket and took a green packet out, handing it to Shinobu.

"Merry Christmas," Miyagi said, before pecking Shinobu on the lips.

TBC

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