Sora smiled slightly as he snuggled in Riku’s arms. It felt so nice to be in them again, especially after so many lonely nights with the silver haired teenager on his mind.

“Sora…” That casual purr sent shivers down his back, and made his face heat up with a prominent blush.

“How do you feel?” A hand ran over the brunette’s belly making him smile slightly at the feel of it.

“I’m fine Riku…” Those soulful green eyes searched his own blue ones making his heart speed up nearly painfully, and the babies kicked right at that moment nearly making Sora yell.

“Are you okay?” The older teenager ran a hand down the length of Sora’s body gently. His eyes remained glued to his younger lover’s belly.

“I-I’m fine…sorry.” His blush darkened and his lips turned up into an easy smile.

“The kids just want to kick their way out of me.” The silver haired teen didn’t look convinced as he pressed a small kiss to the younger’s forehead and then to his stomach.

“I just worry Sora. After all you’re due in only a couple days…” The brunette rolled his eyes and settled back comfortably against Riku.

It was bad enough his family was freaking out about the kids, but now his boyfriend? When was the over protectiveness going to end?

Suddenly a loud bang came from the other side of the bedroom door and both boys couldn’t help but roll their eyes in irritation.

“I’m comin’ in! You both better be decent!” Without another word Roxas barged in a small smirk on his face.

“What’s up guys?” Roxas asked casually. Riku huffed slightly and sent a hard glare at the blond teenager. Both Sora and Riku were fully aware that the young blond boy was only there to spy on them for Cloud who had not yet fully accepted Riku’s apologies. Neither thought the older blond was going to accept them anytime soon, either.

“Just relaxing Rox.” Sora smiled gently and motioned for the blond to sit on the other side of him, which the other spiky haired boy did eagerly.

“How’re my second cousins doin’?” The boy’s hand smoothed over the brunette’s stomach, and a heartwarming smile worked its way onto his lips as he felt a hard hit against the palm of his hand.

“They’re fine…just a bit worked up today.” Sora relaxed against his pillow as Riku’s lips pressed against his temple gently. Everything at the moment felt perfect and peaceful. He had the boy he loved at his side supporting him. He had his family by his side, and his mother was sure to wake up soon especially with all the brain activity she had…the doctor's said she was in good health. Everything was falling into place perfectly…almost a little too perfectly.

Unbeknownst to everyone else Sora was silently expecting something horrible to happen. After all he hadn’t gotten through his pregnancy easily so why should the end be easy? Plus he had an odd feeling that his family was keeping something from him…he just didn’t know what exactly that something was.

“So is Axel coming to pick you up?” Absently the blonde nodded, but his eyes remained glued to the other boy’s stomach.

“He’ll be here in an hour or so…Are you sure you don’t need me to stay home? It is almost your due date, and no one wants you to go through labor alone…” Sora rolled his blue eyes and smiled slightly.

"I'm not due for at least another week Roxas." The brunette smiled, and looked up at his boyfriend. Riku stared back down at the younger, and his lips once again pressed against the brunette's forehead lovingly.

“Riku will be here.” The brunette pointed out, and the silver haired teen dropped a loving nip at the side of his neck, which Sora responded to with a slight yelp, and a cherry red blush.

“That’s my second reason for wanting to stay…” The blonde stated his eyes narrowing threateningly as they firmly stayed on the silver haired boy.

“Rox we used to be friends. You've known me since we were kids! You can trust me!”

“You’re right Riku we were friends since we were kids and if I remember correctly you are somewhat of a letch to anybody reasonably cute…” Roxas stated while eyeing the small space that separated his cousin and his ex-friend.

“Oh that was a long time ago. Now I’m only a letch for Sora!” To prove his words Riku pulled the younger, pregnant boy flush up against him, and pressed an attentive affectionate kiss to his pink stained cheek, and then to Sora's soft lips.

“Yeah that’s what I’m afraid of…” The blonde muttered somberly.

“I won’t let him do anything I’m not comfortable with. I promise.” Sora vowed while rolling his eyes. Really why did everyone have to be so protective of him again?

“That didn’t really help…How do I know what you're comfortable with?” The blonde's eyebrow wiggled.

“Rox!” Both identical boys laughed as Sora proceeded to hit the blonde over the head with his pillow. Really did his cousin have that dirty of a mind? Sora was pregnant for crying out loud!

“You’ve got such a dirty mind!” Sora screeched playfully while the mini assault continued.

"Hey no fighting now. Do I have to separate you two?” Riku asked while watching the display with a small affectionate smile playing on his face.

“Oh you’d like that wouldn’t you, pervert.” Roxas snapped back playfully. Riku smirked and wiggled his eyebrow, which made Sora smash the pillow in his face.

Sora’s heart warmed a little as they all sat back laughing. It was the closest to fun Roxas and Riku had, had together since Sephiroth had ruined everything. It was a nice moment, and for a passing moment Sora wished it would never have to end. Yet it all did come to a sudden end with a call from Sora's aunt.

“Roxas! Axel’s here!” Aerith’s melodic singsong voice carried through the house no doubt making the redhead in her company squirm. The blonde still found it hilarious that his boyfriend hadn’t gotten used to his mother’s personality yet.

“Well I guess I should go now…” The blonde hesitated.

“Riku, keep an eye on Sora while mom and Cloud go out to the shops alright. He looks a little pale to me.” The brunette groaned, and fell back against his boyfriend’s chest. Instantly a warm hand brushed over his cheek making him blush and smile brilliantly up at the silver haired teenager.

“Don’t worry Rox. I’ll stay right here next to him.” The spiky haired blonde nodded, but he hesitated again.

“Sora don’t overwork yourself okay?”

“Stop worrying so much about me Rox. I’m fine.” Rolling his blue eyes Sora chuckled and gave his cousin his biggest smile.

“Now you and Axel go have fun. Go on now. Shoo!” Snickering Roxas purposely sauntered slowly out of the room.

“Sounds like you want to get rid of me Sora. I wonder why?” The blonde sounded smug until a pillow was thrown at his face to quickly for him to dodge.

XxxX

(2 hour later)

He bit back a whimper for what felt like the sixteenth time in the last ten minutes. Sora didn’t know exactly when the pain had started, but he did know what it meant, and that scared him more than he’d like to admit.

Not to mention Riku didn’t have a clue that he was in pain. Sora didn’t want to worry him, but if he really was going into labor then he guessed it was about time that he called the hospital or something.

“Riku,” Said silver haired boy smiled slightly as he turned towards his boyfriend. They were both happily snuggling on the sofa in front of the TV.

“What’s up?” The brunette tried to smile, but it came out pained.

“I-I think it’s time…” Riku went still and he paled quite a bit and for a horrible minute Sora worried that he was going to pass out, but a little color slowly came back to the boy’s face so he relaxed a little.

“Okay I-I’ll pull my car up front. Just wait here.” Jumping up the older boy ran outside and Sora waited as patiently as he could with the pain pressing down on his insides.

“Okay let’s go!” The silver haired teen hollered minutes later. He ran over to his pregnant boyfriend, and eased the heavily pregnant boy into his arms, and then took off as fast as he could towards his car.

Riku hated to admit it, but he was scared as well. He was worried about his boyfriend, about the twins, about the whole thing. He had thought he was ready for this, but now that it was happening…he was just scared.

He placed the boy in his car, and gently strapped him in. All the while Sora hissed through his teeth in obvious pain, and that made Riku even more nervous.

“It’ll be okay sweetheart. You’ll be fine.” Riku coaxed to both the pregnant boy and himself.

Sora and the twins had to be okay. They just had to be.

“Just hold on.” Quickly Riku pulled out his cell phone and began to dial Aerith’s number. The silver haired boy knew without a doubt that his boyfriend would want someone who’d gone through labor and birth with him while he went through this…minutes later Riku was cussing loudly when the woman didn't answer her phone.

For Sora everything else seemed to pass in a blur. It seemed to take hours to get to the hospital, and during that agonizingly slow time Sora found himself in pain with the exception of the time between the hard contractions.

It had only been a twenty-minute drive to the hospital, but for the pregnant boy it had felt like two hours, and he was only too happy to allow the doctors to help him into a wheel chair, and then he was being moved quickly into the maternity ward…And Riku as he had promised, stuck like glue to the brunette.

XxxX

“Okay Sora it’s time. You ready for this, yo?” The masked redhead doctor gently smoothed a gloved hand over the young teenager’s sweaty spikes. It was a comforting gesture, but it only served to make Sora think about his mother who wouldn’t be present for her grandchildren’s births.

It brought tears to his eyes, but he forced them back. He didn’t want to cry. This was supposed to be a happy time, not a sad time. Yet the young boy couldn’t fight off the feeling that something would go wrong. Yet that was the feeling every parent experienced during their child’s births…right? He sure hoped so because he was definitely scared for his children…It was a little odd that he wasn't fearful for himself, but only his children. It had to be maternal instincts his mind eased.

“Okay kiddo we’re going to have to put ya under. That way we can start the surgery.”

Sora merely nodded and gripped Riku’s had tightly for all he was worth. He was silently thanking the silver haired boy for staying with him. He was so grateful to have someone with him while he did this…although he wished Aerith could have been here as well. Last he’d heard the woman was on her way along with his cousins.

“Good night Sora. Just think when you wake up you’ll have two new babies to take care of.” Smiling softly Sora pressed a kiss to the silver haired teen’s wrist once again thanking him for the comfort. Slowly he allowed his eyes to shut as a mask covered his mouth and nose.

“Now count back from ten.” Reno advised already gathering the tools he would need for the C-section.

“10, 9,” Sora paused as the air in the mask changed into something heavier. Nonetheless he continued on.

“8, 7,” was it just him or was his vision getting darker around the edges?

“6, 5,” the drug must’ve been working because he was getting sleepy. Very, very sleepy…things were starting to get blurry.

“4.…3.” The boy’s head lolled to the side, and he allowed his body to relax into a comatose like state. Everything was so dark…so warm, so inviting…

“…2...” His eyes shut, and he finally drifted into a deep slumber helped along by the drugs working through his system.

“And 1. Let’s get to work guys.” Reno gently moved the cloth off the brunette’s stomach, and began the surgery.

Riku did his best not to stare. Instead he kept himself busy by gently running his fingers over the smooth skin on Sora’s palm. Even being cut open Sora was absolutely gorgeous. Honestly how many people could pull that off?

“I love you Sora.” He pressed a kiss against the younger boy’s cheek, and watched the brunette’s face for pain even though he knew there would be none. His love was too deep asleep, but that didn't stop his natural instincts to protect from kicking in. Riku closed his eyes and trailed kisses along Sora's jaw. The boy would be okay...he had to be...

XxxX

Tiredly Sora groaned. Every muscle in his body was screaming at him to go back to sleep, to ignore the aching pain in his abdomen and stomach, but he was coherent enough to know what had happened hours earlier, and he was anxious to find out if everything was all right.

He needed to know his children were okay. His mind wouldn’t let him rest till he did…

Forcing his blue eyes open Sora did his best not to wince when the shining white light above him shined right into his eyes.

“Wh-” He groaned and turned his head to the side to avoid the bright light.

“Sora? Baby?” A warm hand touched the side of his face, and Sora's fearful mood lifted slightly.

“M-Mom?” He forced his eyes open again. He expected to see his smiling blond mother, but instead he was met with worried green eyes. Not blue. A small smile worked onto his face either way.

“Sorry sweetie she’s still asleep, but I’m glad you’re awake.” His aunt gently pressed a kiss against his forehead, and his mouth fell into a worried frown.

“How long have I been out? What happened? Are my kids alright?” Frantically the brunette tried to force himself up into a sitting position, but pain on his stomach made him gasp and fall back.

Sitting up wasn’t a smart idea, especially since he’d just had a C-section. His skin still felt sore from the surgery, and the area around his stitches were still tender.

“It’s okay sweet heart. They’re just fine. The surgery went great, you can relax.” The brunette did relax, but not before he sent his aunt a questioning look.

“Why were you so glad to see me awake then?” Aerith ran a hand through his dark spikes and she smiled a little. That smile held all the warmth and love of a mother, and it made Sora’s heart warm.

“I was just worried honey. So were Roxas and Cloud…” She rolled her eyes.

“They’re just to stubborn to admit it.” A dry chuckle fell from the young boy’s lips, which instantly made him wince. Now that he was awake…he was very thirsty…

“Here the doctor’s left this for you to drink…” The woman grabbed a cup on the bedside table, and instantly Sora guzzled the cooling liquid down. It soothed the burning ache in his throat.

“C-Can I see them?” Sora asked as soon as all the water was gone from his glass. He was still pretty thirsty, but his throat didn’t burn as it had minutes ago.

“Yes I do believe you can. I’ll go get a nurse to bring them here.” The brunette boy nodded and settled back into his bed. His heart started to pound loudly (as the machine next to his bed proved) as his aunt left the room.

He was about to see his children…Would they like him? What did they look like? Would he be a good father-mother?

All these questions ran through Sora’s mind, and they made his heart beat even harder.

Mere minutes later his mind went completely blank as three people walked into the room.

His eyes widened dramatically as he watched in awe as Aerith walked over to him holding one blue clothed baby. Riku held the other protectively in his own arms, and he was right behind his aunt.

“Hello Mr. Strife I’m going to give you some painkillers okay?” The dark haired nurse stated, and all Sora could do was nod his head. His eyes were still glued to the two blue clad bundles.

“Would you like to see your babies?” The nurse asked after injecting the painkillers. He nodded slowly still partly stunned and held out his arms for Aerith to put the baby she was holding in them.

Soon after the brunette woman had corrected his hold Sora found himself staring down at one of the two beings that he found absolutely amazing. Mostly because he'd helped make them.

This was his little boy. He could tell that right away, mostly because his bigger brother was crying quite loudly. Poor Riku looked honestly confused as he stared pleadingly at Aerith.

The post-pregnant teenager couldn’t help but chuckle when his aunt took the baby and began to rock him. The baby did quiet down, but he kept trying to grab at Riku with a tiny arm...the older teen allowed, and even smiled blissfully down at the baby.

Slowly Sora’s eyes traveled back towards the baby in his arms, and he smiled lovingly as he ran an attentive hand through the baby’s short, silky, nearly white-silver hair. His son’s face was scrunched up slightly, and his pouty lips were puffed out a little and that made him look like he was making a kissy face at his mother.

Sora found it undeniably cute, and his hand gently cupped the young child’s face, and the baby began to fuss, but thankfully he didn’t start to cry like his brother had moments prier.

Yet slowly the babies closed eyes opened, and the brunette was met with watery blue eyes. They fit so perfectly onto his son’s chubby face, and they made him all the more perfect in Sora’s eyes…if that was possible of course.

The baby let out a small giggle and reached up towards his mother, and for some reason that Sora couldn’t understand his eyes began to mist with the beginnings of tears. Yet he was so happy, in fact he was damn well close to cloud nine... Why was he crying if he was so exuberant?

“It’s okay Sora,” a warm hand fell onto his shoulder and the boy found himself looking up into equally misty emerald eyes. Emerald eyes that belonged to no one other than Riku.

“I feel it to. I love them to.” Sora only whimpered and pressed a loving kiss against his little son’s head. This was perfect. Being here was perfect. Holding his child was perfect.

Yet the tears would not stop, but then again so wouldn’t the happy giggles that Sora kept making every time his baby cooed up at him.

Everything was perfect…

But the peace would not last. And that foreboding feeling that had started digging into Sora’s heart since the beginning of his labor would not leave him alone, no matter how hard he tried to ignore it.

Perhaps he should have trusted his instincts a little more…because what he didn’t know was that a bloodthirsty monster was after him, silently stalking and waiting. And now that monster was finally going to unleash its wrath upon him...