Comfort   von Gepo
                            (Twin-story to "Hurt")
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                            Prolog: Sleeping tight
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Kagami gently snored while Kuroko adjusted himself to find a better position.
Who knew that lying down could be this hard? He tried both his sides but it only
made him slide onto his stomach which was uncomfortable. He also tried lying on
his back but it send a sharp jolt up his spine. In the end he sat up and leant
against the headboard with a pillow behind him.
His mate continued to snore.
Kuroko simply sighed, trying to ban the thought of how nice it would be to wake
him up as punishment. He would not have to suffer alone that way. But Kagami had
a game tomorrow, it was a wonder he actually slept for once. For months the
blue-haired man had tried his best to curb the other's overexcitement and he was
quite proud of himself for being able to calm him to this extent. By now he did
not even need sex for that, a few words and a loving kiss was enough to put the
other to sleep.
Kuroko stretched out his hand, touching the red strands as gently as if he
touched a cat's first fur. It was just as calming. A minute later he felt
himself slipping into reverie, only to jolt awake when his stomach ached
suddenly. He groaned in annoyance, nearly overwhelmed with the need to cry. Was
it too much to ask to be able to sleep for even one night?
„Kuroko?“ A sleepy voice asked.
He had the immediate urge to excuse himself but he felt too drained to be sorry
about waking his mate. He rested his tired eyes for a second, only to look at
the other with a pained gaze.
„Can't sleep?“ Kagami rubbed his eyes, having his eyelids drop time and time
again as if they were too heavy to withstand gravity.
„Everything hurts“, he admitting miserably.
„Shall I kiss it better?“
„That won't work, Kagami.“ Kuroko slumped in defeat.
„You could sleep yesterday when we spooned.“
„Your spawn wasn't awake then.“ He nearly cringed at his own words. How
could he? He turned to his stomach, rubbing soothing circles onto it. „I am
sorry, little one, I am very frustrated right now.“
„It must be bad if you are loosing your cool.“ Kagami yawned mightily before
sat up.
„He seems frustrated too. He is taking it out on my bladder“ The other
stated.
„Being in there must be like sitting on the bench.“ The red-haired cuddled
up to him, laying his much bigger and warmer hand on the round stomach. „He
can't wait to come out and play.“
„He has another three weeks of being a bench-warmer.“ Kuroko sank against
his mate, glad for the comfort he provided. „That little one is just as bad as
his father.“
„I don't remember you being very calm whenever you had to sit out a game“
Kagami necked him.
„I am his father too.“
That drew a laugh from his mate. Kuroko smiled lazily. He liked to hear the
other laugh even though he was still unable to do the same. Laughing out loud
was something he had not experienced since his first year in middle school –
since his first heat.
„In a few years you will be happy that he is just like us“ Kagami whispered
into his ear.
„An unbearable idiot with no facial expressions?“ He had found sarcasm
instead. It wasn't a good substitute for his missing laugh but it made his mate
happy, so it was alright.
„Don't worry, he'll have some of me too.“ The other replied wittily. He had
lost a bit of his hot-headedness over time which gave him an adult's charme.
Kuroko had a quick reply on his lips but he chose to kiss his mate instead. He
was too tired for lenghty discussions. The other adjusted himself, so that they
could place Kuroko's hugh stomach on the crook of his. Their son always took
that as an invitation to kick his father which spared Kuroko's bladder at least.
Kagami also sneaked an arm under the blue-haired head, righting their comforter,
so that his mate got the maximum warmth.
„Try to sleep. I'll watch our little one“ The red-haired promised with a
lulling voice.
„You can't do that. He's still inside me, Kagami.“ His words were careless
but they triggered an ache deep inside him. Their baby was there, it was
alright. He was still inside, he wasn't gone. Kuroko had to repeat that four
times before he could let go of his breath.
„Just watch me“ The other replied. He did not seem to have noticed the shift
in his mate's mood.
Kuroko decided to stay silent and tried to relax. He rubbed ever-growing circles
into his stomach until Kagami's hand found his and interlaced their fingers
right above their baby.
Their thirty-six weeks old baby.
In another three weeks it would be gone.
Of course, it would be born then but Kuroko still dreaded the moment. It was his
eigth after all – the first one who might make it to term. Three weeks. They
scared him more than he would care to admit. The other seven hadn't made it
after all.
Kagami had begun to snore again.

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