Modified (Uta x Reader)

43: Establishing

"Rule one: share your baby and I'll share mine." Uta held up a finger as he held Yukizou on his chest and kicked up his feet on the coffee table in the hospital room. "Whenever they come, of course."

A wicked smile graced his face. When you had told him the details, he was surprisingly chill about it. Now, you realized exactly why. Uta now had the upper hand and was making all the demands he wanted.

"Rule two: I choose which ghouls are off-limits. You don't touch them or I'll kill you in your sleep. It'll be pretty fucking easy if you're in my girlfriend's house." Uta laughed sadistically. "Rule three... Well, I suppose I should ask this first; do you like men as much as you like women?"

Juuzou was taken aback.

"I only like YN. I never really thought about anyone else." Juuzou shrugged, looking at you, confused.

You blushed, embarrassed by both Juuzou's naiveté and the compliment.

"Oh." Uta paused. "Hmm."

"What?" You asked, suspiciously, remembering that Uta had a relationship with Renji Yomo before you.

"Changes things a bit."

"I'll do anything if you let me live with YN and you don't break her heart." Juuzou looked at Uta sincerely. "I'm sorry I threatened you. I was upset."

Uta frowned. He enjoyed being threatened more than apologized to, but the moment obviously called for that action more.

"It's... fine. YN told me a bit about you, so I'm not really... intimidated..." He narrowed his eyes at the white haired man. "I'm also decently older than you. But I don't know her as well as you do. I think we could work something out."

Uta turned to you and examined your face. It was hopeful, yet tear-stained. Something he wasn't quite fond of. He wouldn't admit it of course, but he had already fallen in love with you and he desperately hoped that he was well on his way to having a family with you. So here was another chance to take advantage of you.

"I want to move in too." He demanded. "I might as well if I'm getting a baby too. Your house is close enough to my mask shop anyway. And then, I can keep an eye on this silly Pigeon and make sure he doesn't do anything... heinous."

"I wouldn't!" Juuzou sat up. "I love her."

"I love her too. Are you saying I don't?" Uta was a little confrontational right now. But at the same time, he was testing out a hypothesis.

"No..." Juuzou backed down immediately.

Uta smirked as he rubbed the sleeping baby's back. This was going to be interesting. Nothing that he couldn't handle, at least. He could already tell that he was the most dominant personality in the room, and that suited Uta just fine.

"So, are you going to get a prosthetic leg? Do you have things to move to YN's house? What's going on?" Uta asked as he beckoned you to come sit with him.

As you moved to join him, you took your baby from him and hugged him tightly.

"I don't have things. I never had things." Juuzou shrugged. "I think the Doves will probably make me a leg, but I'll have to use crutches for now..."

"What do you say to me, human?" Uta stood up and got in Juuzou's face, mimicking what Juuzou had done to him before.

"Thank you, ghoul." Juuzou bowed his head submissively.

"Humans." Uta clucked his tongue. "Can't live with them. Can't live without them... Come on then."

He lifted the human up from the bed and place him in the wheel chair near the door.

"Unlike you, I have lots of things and stuff to move. So we have to get going."

"Whoa!" Juuzou looked over at you as he held on for dear life, Uta pushing his chair fast through the halls.

You chuckled. This had gone better than you thought it might. But that didn't mean it would go smoothly.