Home is Where the Heart is

Breakfast Blunder [Semi-Canon]

Less than 12 hours after Isobel was born in semi-canon au, would've been placed right after her birth and before Ryuuji's if I didn't just finish writing it

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"Sorry we're late to the party, Allen just wasn't having a nice time this morning." Glancing up from the snoozing bundle in his arms, he watched as his friend was socked in the arm. He could barely remember seeing the duo late last night, his memory foggy when he tried to think back. Glancing to the side as he felt a kiss to the side of his head, he sighed softly before sending his boyfriend a content look before Lavi took the seat beside him.

"It's no problem, the baby woke us up with her fussing. Yu's already fed her after a little trial and error, I don't think I've seen him get that flustered and upset at the same time ever in my life." Feeling his face flush brightly, he was quick to slam his foot on the other's, startled by his own soft gasp in pain. Oh right, his hips still ache from last night.

"Just shut up, they don't need to know about that." Trying to brush off the questions he got about the soft sound, he glanced back to the table between the four of them and to his food. Doing his best to not jostle the bundle in his arms as he moved the sleeping newborn from both to one arm, he sent his partner a light glare, barely noticing that the other two had gone to get their own food.

"Are you sure that you're alright? I told you that I'd be more than happy to hold her while you eat." Glancing over to the red head, he unconsciously held their daughter closer to himself.

"I'm fine, and I've got her right now. It's not like you're never going to hold her, I just...." Trailing off a little, he didn't understand why he didn't want to let the baby go, ultimately blaming the hormones that still plagued his system. At least they would be going away sooner or later, and he couldn't wait till they did. Conversation was halted as the two of them started eating, picking back up softly when Alma and Allen returned with their food. He still had no idea how that kid could eat so much, even while pregnant.

Hearing a stack of trays falling with a loud clatter, he couldn't help how he jumped, startled by the loud noise before his eyes widened upon hearing the baby in his arms start fussing and crying. He didn't notice the silence around him as he tried to quickly calm the baby girl, all of his focus on those heartbreaking sobs as they quieted. The loud noise must've scared her. Glancing up once she quieted down again, he felt all eyes on him in the silence, looking to the other three at the table and silently asking how long he hadn't been paying attention.

"Five minutes. It took you just five minutes to calm her down and you haven't even had her for twelve hours yet." Blinking a little, he tried not to be too startled as the group of them were surrounded, holding his daughter closer to his chest. He really wished that everyone would go back to not paying him any mind, he didn't want them scaring his baby girl again.

"Hope I'm able to do that once this kid is born, otherwise I'm going to be asking you for pointers because that was amazing." Sending a look to the beansprout, he was still on edge from the crowd around them. Couldn't they take the hint that surrounding him wasn't going to make him show them the tiny girl? Feeling the presence to his side move, he almost wanted to pull Lavi back down, but stopped himself when he saw the other young adult trying to be crowd control.

"Please back off before you scare Isobel and make her cry again." Thankfully the group backed off and went back to their seats and meals, himself finally able to relax more and finish eating. Thankfully nothing more happened, and the group of them split up with plans to meet back up later on if energy permitted. Being helped with keeping his balance as he got up off the bench, he tried to ignore the stares he got, putting his focus on not shaking Isobel too much and walking as normally as he could. Regrettably he couldn't hide the still present limp in his step, but he just wanted to leave the room. Getting to the infirmary, he vaguely remembered that he and the tiny girl hadn't been properly checked early this morning, the wing having been more than busy and the three of them too exhausted to try heading down.

He was pulled over to a bed the moment one of the nurses caught sight of him, his heart dropping as he felt the tiny red head being taken from his arms. Feeling a warm hand trying to pull his hair behind his ear, he tried to visually follow the nurse who had taken his daughter from him, relaxing only a little as the two hadn't moved too far from him. It still hurt to be out of reach of the now fussing baby girl, especially when he wasn't going to be allowed to calm her down. The only thing that helped him was Lavi moving from his side and standing next to her letting her hold his finger as the younger adult answered questions.

"If she was born before two in the morning, why, pray tell, did you not come here before she had arrived or even while you were contracting." He really didn't like the woman's attitude towards him, flinching back as he felt cold fingers press into his, embarrassingly enough, still weighted middle. Even if that area wasn't sore physically, it would still be a sore subject with what felt like icicles digging into his skin. He didn't need to be reminded that he had gained weight.

"He was alone in our room when it started since I was helping bring finders down here from the ark last night, and by the time I got back to him and we tried to make our way here Isobel was already coming. We ended up getting help from Alma and Allen before going back to our room to sleep. There wasn't much blood and they were both perfectly fine after she came out." Feeling the cold points move away from him, he let out a breath, very relieved that Lavi had answered for him. Watching silently as the nurse who had Isobel started redressing the girl, causing a bit of crying when Lavi had to pull his fingers away, he couldn't help the look of pride that covered his face when he saw his daughter curl up into her father's arms the moment he held her. He remembered how she cried harder last night when Lavi had taken her from Alma before handing the sobbing baby girl to him, and he could feel his heart pulse at seeing the girl finding comfort in his boyfriend's arms finally.

Maybe if he ever did all of this again he could convince Komui to send Lavi on less missions.