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In all honesty Kuroo hadn't
really known what to expect
when entering the hospital room.

Would Kenma lay in bed having
contractions just like these
braxton hicks contractions?

Or would he be in the middle
of pushing already?

If all the braxton hicks
contractions yesterday and the
past night had actually been early
labor, it wasn't that unrealistic that
he was already quite far into
the whole birthing process.

But Kuroo would've surely not
expected to find his small boyfriend
curled up on the hospital bed, his
cat plushie in his arms but his
focus on his Switch.

Some things just never changed.

“Kitten.”

Kenma almost dropped his Switch
at the sudden voice but immediately
placed it aside and made grabby
hands at the ravenette as
he teared up.

Maybe playing video games was
a more or less great distraction
from the situation but now that
Kuroo was here, it painfully
dawned on him that he was in
the middle of bringing their
mini human into the world.

And it hurt so much.

“Kuroo.”

The older boy was immediately
by his loved one's side, helping him
sit up so he could hug him properly.

A soft sniffle escaped the blonde as
he pressed his face against Tetsuro's
tummy and hugged his waist tightly,
warm tears soaking the older's
practice jacket.

“Shh, you're okay, kitten.”

But Kenma only shook his head
softly, nuzzling the older's tummy
like this as Kuroo gently ran his

fingers through his boyfriend's hair.

“Hurts so much..”

“I know.
You're doing so well.”

They were just empty words,
both knew it.

Kuroo had absolutely no idea
what his boyfriend was currently
going through just how Kenma
knew that the ravenette was just
trying his very best to comfort him.

And it worked, just having
Kuroo close to him, hearing his
voice and feeling his fingers in his
hair made the situation less scary.

“What did the doctor say?
Since when are you in labor?”

“Apparently since yesterday..”

“Since yesterday?
That means..”

“Yeah. The braxton hicks
contractions were real ones.”

“Oh kitten.”

Kenma whimpered when his
boyfriend peeled his hands off him
so he could kneel down in front
of him and cup the blonde's
cheeks carefully.

“I'm already five
centimeters dilated but..
It's not much considering that
I've been in labor for about
20 hours already.
I don't.. I don't know..
What if it takes too long?”

There were unshed tears glistening
in the younger's eyes as he looked
at Kuroo, his hands instinctively
coming to rest on his baby bump.

“Kitten. Nothing will go wrong.
There are so many doctors and
nurses here who take care of you
and make sure that you and our
mini human will be just fine.
I wouldn't let anything
happen to you two.”

The ravenette smiled sincerely,
one hand going from Kenma's cheek

to his tummy to caress it gently.

Just a bit more.

They were so close to
meeting their child.

“Kuroo?”

“Hm?”

“Can we.. Can we cuddle?”

Even now the blonde couldn't look
his boyfriend in the eyes, feeling
too shy while asking this.

“Of course.
But I should shower first,
I still did the warm up with the
others and I probably stink?”

Kuroo chuckled softly as he stood
up but two small hands grabbing
his hand stopped him.

“I.. I don't care.
I look like a total mess.
I haven't slept properly for days,
my hair is a mess, I'm constantly
leaking amniotic fluid and it's so
disgusting and I'm sweating too, so..
Let's just cuddle and stink together,
okay? There's literally nothing
more disgusting than a birth
so who cares a bit of sweat?!”

He didn't mean to kinda snap like this.

He didn't mean to burst into tears
during his monologue about body
fluids and smells while his whole
face flushed bright red.

“Okay, kitten. You're right.
I just don't want to make
you uncomfortable.”

Kuroo nodded and pressed a soft
kiss on the younger's forehead
before he made his way around the
bed to lay down on the free space.

The bed was big but not made
for two people and still both
didn't really care.

They were used to sharing a
single bed together in their
rooms at home after all.

“What do you want me to do?
Do I..”

“Kuroo, we've cuddled before.
It's not rocket science.”

Kenma chuckled at how lost his
boyfriend was simply because

this situation was so new and
overwhelming to them.

So he only turned to his side so
his back was facing Kuroo and
grabbed the older's hand to wrap
his arm around his waist.

It didn't even take a second for
Tetsuro to nuzzle his nose against
his boyfriend's shoulder as he
slipped his hand under the
younger's sweater and
caressed his belly gently.

“Is that okay?”

A soft kiss was being pressed
on the milky-white skin of
Kenma's neck, making the
blonde smile softly.

“Yeah, very.”

“By the way..
Where are your parents?”

“Getting something to eat..
For me.”

“You're hungry?”

“Mhm, having a baby is actually
exhausting, you know?”

“I bet, kitten.”

“And maybe I also wanted my
parents to leave me alone for a bit..”

Kenma eventually admitted softly
but closed his eyes as he scrunched
up his face when the muscles in
his belly began to tighten again.

And Kuroo could only press a soft
kiss on his boyfriend's shoulder and
intertwined their hands, allowing the
blonde to squeeze his hand gently.

“You're doing so well, kitten.”

But the smaller boy only shook
his head softly as he whimpered.

“Can you please.. don't talk.
Just hold me. Just..
Hold me.”

“Okay, whatever you want.
I'll always hold you.”

Kuroo whispered and slightly
tightened his hold around his
boyfriend without making
him uncomfortable.

And Kenma could only sigh as
he closed his eyes and tried his best
to focus on the older's hand holding
his to distract himself from the pain
that was slowly getting unbearable. 

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