"So what's happening?" Keith asked softly from the other side of the phone
it's been three weeks after Keith's heat and the male has been confirmed pregnant by Allura and Romelle, Lumi got excited once he was told and Lance was also very happy but today Matt called him while he was playing with Lumi asking if Lota could stay at his house considering the toddlers parents were at work
Matt sighed as he held a sick Mahiro in his arms from the other line of the phone, Mahiro crying and latching onto Matt's shirt, his ears bent back and his face flushed red in clear sickness
"Mahiro woke up with a fever so we were wondering if Lota could stay over your house today" Matt answered back to him
"Of course! But uhh will that be okay for both of them?" Keith asked worriedly, as he put a comforting hand on the life inside of him, the two children were usually attached at the hip never leaving the other alone for even a second
"Yeah I know what you're saying, ever since they were born they've been basically inseparable, allura did come over a lot due to...many things..and Lota and Mahiro have known each other since before they could even walk and I'm a bit worried about Mahiro, it's the first time he doesn't have Lota at his side"
Keith thought for a bit as he stared at Lumi who was building with blocks, Lance went to work a few hours ago so the baby was left to play on his own
"What about Lota? Wouldn't he get sad?"
"Lota? I don't think so, that baby is as tough as nails, he doesn't cry easily"
Keith nodded slowly in understanding, he smiled when Lumi looked up at him from playing with his blocks and waved at the baby who giggled and continued playing
"Yeah that's true, Lota doesn't strike me as a cryer....I'm just worried"
Matt sighed On the other end Mahiro still crying in his hands as he tried his best to calm him, Keith flinched when he heard Mahiro's heart shattering wails and whimpers
"Lotaaaaa, Touchaaaaa" he cried out in clear misery
"It's okay, it's okay Ma-chan is here with you Hiro-Hiro, I'll keep you company for today"
Mahiro quieted down and held on tightly to Matt, tiny sniffles leaving his mouth and soft sobs shook his body as silent tear drops poured down his face
"Machaaa" Mahiro whimpered out
"Yes yes dear I hear you, okay Keith I've got to go, Shiro should be dropping Lota off over there soon since he's going to work and all, this one over here is getting needy so I'll talk to you later kay?"
Keith hummed in response as the line went dead, he turned his phone off and looked at Lumi who continued to play with his blocks, at some point Lumi got up and went to Keith who was sitting on the couch
He merely giggled as he carefully hugged around Keith's waist, he kissed at Keith's stomach making Keith confused
"What're you doing lu?"
"Wu Chu Ko-ku!"
Keith laughed, he picked Lumi up and placed him on his lap "what about Eomma? Don't I get a chu too?"
"Ai!" Lumi exclaimed as he leaned forward to press a soft kiss against his mothers cheek Keith laughed making Lumi give off a weird giggle
"Oma!" Lumi exclaimed a bright smile strewn upon his face, his marks glowing and his tail wagging from side to side
"Hm?"
"Ya'know Oma? Wu wanta mawwy Oma!"
Keith's eyes widened and he smiled softly "Do you love your Eomma that much?"
"Ai!"
"What about papa?"
"Wu wub Paopa awso!"
"Then do you mind if Eomma is already married with papa?"
Lumi eyes widened at the remark, he thought for a little bit merely seven seconds before he bursted out crying "B-B-But W-Wu w-wanta m-m-mawwy O-Omaaaaaa"
Keith gave a soft huff and held his son closer who continued to cry into his shoulder, his crying dumbed down to just plain whining as he looked back up at Keith
"W-wu mawwy P-Paopa awsoooo Wu wanta mawwy paopa an Oma can he?"
Keith laughed and nuzzled his face against Lumis comfortingly, he used his cat like tongue to sooth his crying by licking at the child's ears, he pulled back and looked at Lumi earnestly
"Even if you don't marry us Lumi I think we'd still love you all the same" Keith whispered softly making Lumi stop his whining, he smiled softly as Keith nuzzled against him until he started to giggle
"Wu too" he whispered
Keith smiled as he put Lumi back down to play with his toys, just as Keith stood up their was a ring at the door indicating that someone was there, he pet Lumi's head as he walked away to open it
He smiled when he saw his elder brother along with Lota who was possibly staring back at Keith his tint claws holding onto Shiros shirt and his usually bored eyes widened a bit when he saw his god uncle
"Hey Lota" Keith exclaimed excitedly making Lota flinch at his loud voice, he looked around Keith's home and gave a soft nod at Keith in recognition
Shiro smiled as he walked inside to set Lota down
"Thanks again for watching him Keith, Matt and I didn't know what to do" Shiro laughed out his ears bent back bashfully and his tail lashing from side to side clearly he was pressed for time
Keith merely smiled at him and waved him off "yes yes i heard, Lance was basically late on his way outside the door today trying to convince me on him skipping work and staying home, so I'm taking a wild guess and saying you're also late as hell"
Shiro laughed impishly, he pat Keith's shoulder before nodding his head to Lota's direction who was looking around the house in confusion
"That is correct, now if you don't mind?"
Keith groaned "well I guess, just get to work Hyung I'm not about to hear Matt's angry voice at holding you up, I've got that one"
Shiro gave Keith a small hug before petting Lota on his head and running out the door, Keith sighed as the door closed, he looked down at Lota who has yet to walk through the house
Keith looked around in confusion trying to find out why the baby wasn't moving, he walked away from the door and went up the two measly steps to get to the hardwood floor he looked back down at Lota who refused to budge
"Uhhh" Keith muttered out awkwardly "Y-you can come in..?"
Lota grunted upon hearing Keith's words and sat down, he took off his blue shoes and placed them obediently on the shoe rack, his tiny tail wagging from side to side as he stepped onto the hardwood floor with his red socks, he was wearing cute suspenders with a yellow shirt underneath and his white lion toy in his hands but his face remained indifferent
Keith stared at Lota who refused to move from the floor, he looked back up at Keith questioningly and huffed
"Uhhh lets go see Lumi"
Lots gave a small nod and followed Keith into the living room, Lumi was still playing with his blocks, he looked up and gave a bright smile when he saw Lota
"Ah! Wota! Hi! Wu is pwaying wit bwocks wanta pway?"
Lots gave a solemn nod and walked over to Lumi, he put his toy down beside Lumis hippo and started to play with the blocks as well, Keith gave a small smile and walked over to the kitchen to begin cooking lunch, he took out some chicken from inside the fridge Lumi likes chicken nuggets so he might as well make that their lunch
A few minutes in the kitchen cooking and it was peaceful until suddenly Lumi started crying, Keith dropped the tongs that he used to take chicken out of the fryer and ran to the living room
"Lu? It's okay Eomma is-" he stopped mid sentence for lu had stopped crying
Lota was holding onto Lumis hand and giving him a small apologetic frown
"Li...remake block house Wid Lota? Uh L-Lota sowwy for the housey go down, Lumi is good boy right?"
Lumi nodded slowly as Lota grabbed a handkerchief from his suspender pocket and rubbed it on Lumi's eyes to dry his tears
"Lu is good boy so the housey will wanta come back"
Lumi smiled softly as he and Lota continued to create their house, making Keith also give off a smile of his own, he walked away from the two to continue cooking
He was a bit surprised that Lota was able to help out in the house by keeping Lumi from crying, maybe that's why Matt and Shiro are so laid back
Shortly after, they had lunch, Lota would worriedly look at Lumi every time he'd flinch or utter a soft "ow" due to how hot the food was, the toddler only seems ready for action cause he was probably used to how Mahiro would start crying immediately
"Oma? Ahn!" Lumi giggled out making Keith smile, Keith opened his mouth and allowed Lumi to feed him chicken
"Thank you Lu! But you should eat okay?"
"Ai!"
Lota sat in uncomfortable silence, he continued to eat quietly he'd lift his head up on instinct but would quickly continue to eat again, Keith noticed and couldn't help but be worried, once they were done he picked up the plates and stared to wash them while Lota and Lumi went back to the living room to play,
Keith touched his stomach and gave a small smile, he knew that if Lota really wanted to he'd tell him if he misses his friend, the day continued on like that, Lota helping Keith by keeping Lumi quiet until eventually the two fell asleep
Keith turned off the lights to Lances his and Lumi's room and closed the door hoping the two could stay asleep long enough for him to finish making dinner for when Lance comes home
Keith couldn't help wondering if Mahiro was doing okay
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"Ma-chaaa, L-Lota, where is he?"
Matt smiled at Mahiro and held him close, he gave the sickly child a kiss on the forehead "Lota isn't here For now Hiro-Hiro, he's with Lumi for a little bit okay?"
"I want Lotaaa"
"Mahiro, if you be super good we can go pick him up together later, But for now be patient, remember, Lota said he'd try his hardest for you"
Mahiro sniffled a bit before he gave small nods his ears bent back and tears pouring from his dark brown eyes, he held on tighter to Matt to prevent himself from crying
"I promise, to get better" he whined out
Matt couldn't help thinking Mahiros Determination was cute
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Keith flinched upon hearing some crying from his bedroom, He ran over thinking Lumi was crying again but he isn't alone he shouldn't be crying
When he got inside he was surprised to see that it was Lota who was crying while Lumi was trying very hard to calm down his friend, as Keith turned on the light and came closer a soft smile on his face
"What's wrong Lota?"
"Ro-cha where is Ro-cha?" He whimpered out
Keith started to pet the child's head softly
"R-ro? You mean Mahiro? He's at home sick remember? You're with us"
Lota continued to cry until Lumi hugged him softly clearly the other toddler wanted nothing more then to go back to sleep
"Wota it okay, we see Hiro-Hiro waiter, okay?"
Lota nodded and leaned against Lumi as Keith gave a soft smile and picked both children up
"Come now I'm sure Matt should be here soon"
Keith walked into the living room, Lota was calmer now and was actually trying hard to get rid of the rest of his tears while Lumi was calmly falling back asleep on his mothers chest
Keith spent the rest of the time cradling both children and talking to Lota, Who'd utter uninterested hums once and awhile, soon enough the door bell rung making Keith perk up, he put Lota down so the child could go ahead and put his shoes on while holding a very much asleep Lumi
He opened the door and smiled when he saw Matt's face holding a teary Mahiro
"Hey keith hows it going?"
"Good how about you? Is Mahiros fever gone?"
"For the most Part little guy wanted to see-" Before Matt could finish his sentence Mahiro whined out a pitiful "Lotaaa" which resulted in tiny foot steps basically running down the hall, Matt and Keith turned around and saw the Altean hybrid child stop in his tracks breathing heavily his lion in his hands as he looked at Mahiro
Mahiro struggled to get down from Matt's hands who let him go on accident making him fall down on his bottom, he whimpered as he looked up obviously about to cry
"Lotaaa" he whined again, Lota watched in dead silence making Mahiro and Matt confused usually the child would run to Mahiro when he heard him crying
"Ro-cha.." Lota whimpered out quietly making Mahiro turn his head to the side clearly bewildered
Out of seemingly nowhere Lota started to cry as he ran to Mahiro, who grunted as they collided in a hug, Matt and Keith seemed surprised that the child was crying almost as much as Mahiro would
Mahiro quietly wrapped his hands around his friend realizing how much he missed him and started to cry with him
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry I got sick, I didn't want to make you cry"
Lota pressed his face against Mahiros Shoulder his crying nonstop Mahiro pat the other child calmly his crying starting to die down
"Lota? It's okay I'm sorry for leaving you alone today okay? But it's okay now I'm here"
Lota looked up at Mahiro and nodded he rubbed his face against the elder toddlers chest and gave a soft sigh
"Wait Mahiro? What do you mean by Leaving him alone?"
Mahiro looked up at Keith and turned his head to the side, " Lota doesn't like being alone, so he stays with me"
Lota also looked up at Keith starting to regain his composure, he nodded in agreement while Keith and Matt stared in bewilderment
Soon enough the toddlers got up from the floor so they could go home Keith waved them goodbye Lumi a little bit awake in his hands. Keith couldn't help smiling as Mahiro comforted Lota who clearly was just happy to be around him so Keith couldn't help but think that the two would always be inseparable
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"Okay Lumi! time to eat!" Lance smiled as he grabbed the bib from the counter and showed it to Lumi who took it from him and stared at it
"Oh! Mista Eepo to Paopa!" He giggled out as he gave his father the bib who smiled as he took it from him
"Thank you very much!"
"Than bery mwa!"
"Oh? Lumi can say it so very well now!"
Lumi smiled and picked up his spoon and showed him some of the rice "paopa! An!!" Lance opened his mouth and ate what was on Lumis spoon making Lumi squeal in delight
"Lumi eat your own food" Keith muttered from the kitchen, Lance heard him and took off the bib and wrapped it around Lu instead "here you go it's your turn!"
"Tha bery mwachu"
Keith was watching them, it been a few weeks since Keith was confirmed pregnant and fewer weeks since Lota came over, he was starting to Create a baby bump, but Keith felt worried again, the feeling of letting the child in his stomach down would Surface into his mind late at night, he told Lance of his insecurities which Lance would erase with encouraging words and sweet talk
Lance is supposed to go to work but it seems as if he'd run late once again today since lumis cute way of keeping his father home seemed to be progressive
"Lance, Yeon-in? The Time?"
Lance looked at his phone while Lumi glared at Keith for reminding his father of his duties, which Keith merely smiled at
Lance sighed lowly "damn I really wish I didn't have to go to work today" he grumbled out
"I'm going to go to the store today, you need anything other then your face masks?"
"Nah that's all I need, you can just use my card for the shopping, with all this work I do I'd be surprised if I don't get money from it" he said almost sarcastically
Keith gave a soft laugh and kissed Lance on the lips as goodbye, Lumi whined
"Wu want chu On wips too!" Lance looked around shyly and picked Lumi up and rubbed their faces together
"How about we Chu with our faces instead? Only Eomma can Chu with Papa on the lips but only Lumi can Chu Papa on the Cheek okay?"
Lumi squealed as they pressed their faces together, Lance looked at the time and put his son down before he waved good by and Lance regretfully went to work
Lumi huffed as he looked up at Keith, Keith lifted an eyebrow in question, he pet Lumis head and picked up the baby and took his wallet and phone, he made sure Lumi was wearing his hippo suspenders and jacket before they went outside and started on their way to the market
Upon getting there he grabbed a cart and put Lumi in the car seat, he pushed it to the cosmetics isle
"Oma?"
Keith looked down at Lumi and smiled when the baby giggled at getting Keith's attention
"Yes?"
"Can wu get dis?" He asked as he pointed at a toy Shark, Keith turned his head to the side
"Isn't it scary?" He questioned as he picked it up
"No it not, Wu wike awrk Paopa say Awrk not bad, say it wike Eeppo! An an! Awrk nice wike eeppo s-so-"
Keith gave a soft laugh and passed the toy over to Lumi, he kissed the child on his temple and nuzzled against his sons forehead
"You don't have to explain yourself to me Lu, it's fine if you wanted one I'm just making sure you don't get scared of it later"
Lumi smiled as he pressed his face against his new toy he looked up at Keith and watched as his mother grabbed Lances necessities along with some eggs and Milk
As they were checking out the tiny toddler noticed a teenager beside another cart, he stared at the elder male wondering why he had Altean ears instead of galra
The boy noticed his stare and started to make funny faces, Lumi noticed and started to giggle, he pulled on Keith's shirt to get his attention
"Oma! Wook! Wook!" He said excitedly as he pointed at the boy, once Keith lifted his head up the boy stopped his movement, Keith couldn't help smiling, it reminded him of himself in high school, making funny faces at children to get them to laugh and pretending he didn't do anything when the parents notice
Keith gave the boy a small wave making the younger male give an impish grin and wave a shy hand back his mother noticed and gave a small giggle
"Sorry about that! This one just loves little children!" She explained happily
"Kaa-san!" He growled out irritated, he seemed to be about Thirteen years old he had light blue hair and purple Galran markings on his face, he was a little tan but his mother was pale and dainty looking, she was obviously Japanese
Keith chuckled "Oh no he's definitely fine, my kit loves attention!"
The women smiled brighter as she nudged her son forward to introduce himself
"I'm Souma...Nice to meet you" he muttered out shyly
"Oh, I'm Keith, Lu mind telling the Hyung your name?"
Lumi looked up at him and then looked around nervously, he held his shark toy closer and took a deep breath
"I-I Wumi! An dis Awrk!" He said enthusiastically
"N-nice to meet you both..?"
His mother smiled as she also introduced herself, her name is Mai, apparently she just moved into the neighborhood right beside Keith's house, Keith was glad he knew her meaning he'd have someone to talk to from time to time
"Well I'm headed home, if you need any help at all, then feel free to call me! I'm right next door!"
"Of course! Thank you Mr.McClain, it's very nice to meet you! I'm going to run a few more errands for now so maybe some other time?"
The two mothers nodded at each other in agreement before turning and leaving the super market, Lumi Giggled as he walked with his mother home, his toy dragging against the floor obviously it's much bigger then him
"Lumi want me to..." Keith looked up seeing a car in front of his home, confusion lit his expression as he looked at the unknown vehicle, he walked a bit closer Lumi holding onto his pants leg and the toy at the same time
The door of the black car opened and only one person was there, Keith felt his blood run cold, and his expression turned hostile for the person who walked out the car was
"M-Mr.Mcclain.."
Lance's father
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SORRY FOR THIS LONG DRAWN OUT SHIT GUYS!! I PROMISE I'LL TRY TO UPDATE A BIT EARLIER PLS KNOW I HAVE NOT GIVEN UP ON THIS YET ALOT OF YALL ASKED IF I DID THROUGH DMS CAUSE I DROP SHIT ALOT BUT I HAVE NO INTENTION OF DOING SO ANYTIME SOON! THIS MIGHT BE THE ONLY FIC ID FINISH IN MY LIFE TIME 😂