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They drive to Shige’s parent’s home and is immediately welcomed by Shige’s mother. She stops short when she sees the baby in her son’s arms.
“Shigeaki, did you get someone pregnant?” She asked, looking completely serious.
“Wha-?” Shige was speechless.
“Maybe we should talk about this before dinner?” Shige’s father offered.
“Good for me.” Shige-mama answered.
They head to the living room, Shige sets Keiko down on the floor where she plays with her father’s pants.
“So? Who is this baby?” Shige-mama asked the boys.
“We adopted her, Mom. We found her last night in a dumpster in Shibuya, abandoned.” Shige answered.
“Why didn’t you bring her to Child Service?” His father asked.
“We did bring her there.”
“To adopt her?” His mother asked.
“We brought her there so she can be taken in. But we saw the amount of children there, waiting to be adopted. We couldn’t bear the thought of her being in an environment like that. We found her so we figured that we should just adopt her.” Shige answered his parents truthfully.
Shige’s parents’ faces softened, they looked at their new granddaughter. “What’s her name?” His mother asked.
“Keiko. She is indeed a blessing to us.” Ryo answered this time.
“A very fitting name.” Shige’s father agreed.
Shige’s mother stood up and took Keiko into her arms. The child immediately burrowed into the motherly warmth, knowing that she is safe because her parents are talking to them, smiling. The housewife looks up to her husband and handed Keiko to him. He immediately warmed up to his granddaughter. Shige has a feeling that their daughter will be so spoiled by his parents since he’s an only child and his mother always wanted a baby girl.
“Take good care of her you two.” His father suddenly spoke.
Both boys nod, knowing that the older Kato means it. They eat dinner in peace, Shige also feeding his daughter. As the night ended, with Keiko in his arms, tired from the day’s events, the two idols bid farewell to the Kato family with promises of visiting soon and letting Shige’s mother babysit. They head home with light hearts and with a smile on their faces. Tomorrow, they’re heading to Osaka.
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The next morning greets them with a smiling Keiko gurgling happily in her crib inside the room. Shige stands up and takes Keiko to their bed where he placed her on top of Ryo’s chest to wake the older man. It’s nothing short of perfect for the little family, waking up with sun on their faces and a daughter being sunshine herself with such a pretty smile. They go through the day’s routine, getting ready for a long ride to Osaka via the Shinkansen.
Keiko is being happy and excited, being on a Shinkansen for the first time. She is looking around the station with awe and curiosity, pointing at anything and everything that piques her interest. As they buckle their seatbelt, Keiko on Ryo’s lap, gurgling happily, they couldn’t help but think what the Nishikidos’ reactions will be. They do hope that it’s as nice as the Katos’. Keiko, under the gentle lull of the moving vehicle, fell asleep almost immediately after the train left the station, earning chuckles from both of her parents.
Once in Osaka, they hire a cab to Ryo’s parents’ house. They get there just before noon, with the sun high into the sky. Knocking on the door, Ryo couldn’t help but fidget a little. His parents more or less expected him to be gay because they’re exposed to that kind of environment as Johnny’s. They readily accepted the relationship with the young Kato and immediately welcomed him into the family. His mother opens the door, being as she is the only one in the house at the moment.
“Ryo, Kato-kun! What a surprise, what bring you here?” She stops and then looks at the baby in Shige’s arms sleeping peacefully.
“Oh, please do come in and explain yourselves.” She told the boys.
The idols go in and sat in the living room while Ryo’s mother gets drinks. She serves them the drinks and sits down across the boys.
“This is Keiko, we adopted her.” Ryo started. Before his Mom was able to reply he continued. “We saw her in a dumpster in Shibuya. We took her to Child Services so they can take her in but we saw a lot of children, waiting to be adopted so we just decided to adopt her instead of letting her stay there.” He finished.
“That’s very noble, you two. But are you sure that you can take care of her?” She asked them, lips set into a thin line.
“We will try our best, we may not be perfect parents but we will make sure to provide her with everything.” Ryo tells her.
She sighs. “If that was what you two decided, we can only support you.” She smiles gently and that took off a load from both idols. Keiko stirs and burrows into her father’s warmth, waking up from her slumber and looks up to Shige with wide, watery eyes then looks around the room.
“Keiko-chan, she’s your grandma.” Shige turns her around so Ryo’s mother could see her. Keiko looks at her curiously, then looks at her father, then turns back to the stranger and smiles at her.
Apparently, the whole family was informed of Ryo’s arrival and they were able to listen to the important part of the conversation. The rest of the family piles in the living room and is introduced to Keiko. She gurgles happily at the strangers and then to her parents.
They stay the night in Ryo’s old room. Shige sleeping on the single bed with Keiko and Ryo sleeping on the floor as to avoid overcrowding. They still have to tell Eito tomorrow. They succumb to peaceful sleep then.
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“Baby?” A cute Yasu peered at the small bundle.
“You have a baby.” Subaru repeated.
“What’s her name?” Tacchon asked the couple.
“Her name’s Keiko.” Ryo answered.
“She’s so cute!” Yasu suddenly squealed.
Head on Shige’s shoulder, she smiled at him.
For the rest of the day, Eito took Keiko shopping, ignoring her parents’ protests and bought her lots of stuff. Keiko, not minding her surroundings, just pointed at stuff interesting to her, prompting the members to but her anything. It was the road to spoiledhood.
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They get back to Tokyo the next day, happy, content. Keiko was accepted by everyone important but acceptance of this baby is easy to do because of her charming personality and attractive smile. It is definitely a start. As the new parents look down on their daughter, sleeping peacefully, they started looking forward to a future full of laughter and happiness that only their dear Keiko can give them. As they watch her sleep, they promise themselves that they will provide a good future to their blessing, keep her away from pain and sufferings. And as they lay down next to each other, breathing evenly, they can’t help but dream of a future full of bright-eyed daughters and naughty sons.