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Suga looked at himself in the mirror, pursing his lips in a pout. He really did look too skinny when he wore clothes that fit him properly, he realized for probably the millionth time. He was wearing a pastel blue button-up shirt with a pair of black slacks and was fussing over a grey-black tie that he just couldn't seem to tie properly. Eventually he ran his hands through his hair and decided that maybe he was over thinking dinner with Daichi's parents. Sango-san didn't seem like the 'formal dinner' type either.
He went to tug off his tie when he heard a knock at his front door. Exhaling, Suga left his tie as it was and went to answer the door. He pulled it open and blinked in surprise when he saw Daichi standing in his doorway with Tobio and Chikara peeking around his legs curiously.
"You know, you said you'd get me at 6, Daichi." He said with a smile.
"I know we're a little early, but the boys begged to come see your cat." Daichi answered, motioning to the boys. "I hope you don't mind."
"I want to make a movie of kitty-chan, Sensei! Pretty please?" Chikara asked. He was clutching Daichi's phone in his small hands with shining eyes.
"Of course, but don't scare her, ok?" Suga warned gently, but firmly. "Asami doesn't know you yet, so be very careful so she doesn't scratch you."
"I will, promise!" Chikara bounced on his heels, grinning up at Suga.
"Remember to take off your shoes, alright?" Daichi reminded his son who looked about ready to run inside.
Suga stepped out of the way as the small family, his family, made their way inside, each taking off his shoes in turn. He crouched beside the boys to straighten up their shoes and watched as they headed into the living room in search of Asami. He couldn't help the small huff in amusement that escaped his mouth as he stood back up at full height.
"You look nice." Daichi said, shutting the door behind him with a charming smile. "Your tie is a little crooked though."
"Ah, right.. I know, just.. I haven't worn a tie since I applied for the job at the kindergarten." Suga sighed, rubbing his neck. Now that he was really going to meet Daichi's parents, the nervousness had started to kick in.
"Let me help," His boyfriend offered, stepping toward him and completely redoing the knot so it was neat and perfect, and then tightening it. "There you go, Koushi." Daichi smiled, adjusting his shirt collar.
"Thank you," Suga blushed, looking Daichi over and relieved to see he was also wearing dress clothes. "I was worried I was a little over dressed."
"Honestly, you probably are, but so am I. If I don't wear a button up, my mom acts like I have the worst taste in clothes." He chuckled.
"Aw, but your horrible fashion sense is part of what makes you cute, Daichi~" Suga grinned, feeling a little calmer.
"Not you too," Daichi exhaled with a tired smile. Suga took his handsome face in his hands and pressed a soft kiss to his lips. They parted when they overheard the boys giggling, and turned to see them standing on either side of the main hallway.
"I caught you on video!" Chikara declared, holding Daichi's phone up in his tiny hands triumphantly.
"Did you now?" Suga asked, grinning and starting to walk toward the 4 year old. Chikara's eyes widened and he giggled, taking off on a run into the living room. Suga chased him with his arms outstretched, scooping up the boy into his arms before blowing a raspberry to his cheek. This resulted in Chikara's shrieking giggle as he squirmed in Suga's arms. "I got you!" He exclaimed, tickling the boy under his armpits.
"Noooo!!" Chikara cried, his laughter ringing out as he continued to jerk around in Suga's arms. He stopped the tickling and managed to pluck the phone from Chikara's hand, handing it back to Daichi as the boy started to calm down from the tickle torture.
Daichi then took his son from Suga and set him on the couch. He then bent down and scooped Tobio up easily before setting him beside his brother. He knelt down in front of them and looked his children in the eye. "Boys, we need to let Suga finish getting ready, ok? We don't want to be late to grandma's house."
"Okay." The kids chimed together, and Suga smiled at them before going to finish getting ready. They couldn't have come at a better time, being with Daichi and the boys soothed his anxious nerves. He'd already talked to Sango a few times, he remembered. He could handle this.
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Suga helped Daichi get the boys out if their car seats and out of the car. When he went to set Tobio down on Daichi's parents' lawn, the boy whined and clung to Suga with his tiny hands balled into his shirt.
"Noooo," he whined. Suga just sighed and stood up, holding Tobio on his hip as the small boy burried his face in his shoulder.
"What's wrong?" Daichi asked, walking around the car holding Chikara's hand.
"He doesn't want to be put down." Suga said, rubbing Tobio's back.
"What's the matter, bud?" Daichi asked as he walked over and gently touched Tobio's back above Suga's hand.
"I love sensei," Tobio answered, his voice slightly muffled against Suga's shoulder. He couldn't help feeling emotional, hearing this small boy say that he loved him. Suga held him a little closer, fighting to keep himself composed.
Daichi chuckled at that, looking at him with a gentle grin. "So do I," he said. Suga's chest felt full and warm, and he couldn't stop the smile that spread across his face.
"Me too! Me too!" Chikara said loudly, tugging on his father's hand. "I love sensei the most!"
"Nuh-uh!" Tobio argued, turning his head to stick his tongue out at his brother. Suga almost laughed, but that would be enforcing the bad behavior so he held it back.
Chikara scrunched up his nose and put his hand on his hip. "I do, too!"
Tobio then shouted, "No, me!"
"I love him most!" Chikara retorted, stomping his foot.
"Boys." Daichi spoke up firmly, giving both of his children a stern look. This effectively silenced the boys and they both turned to their father. The firm expression on Daichi's face actually sent shivers down Suga's spine and he felt his cheeks heat up a tiny bit. "There's no reason to fight about this, got it? You both know that was rude." The boys both nodded quickly, and Suga put down Tobio who played with his hands as he avoided eye contact with his father.
"Sorry Daddy," Chikara grumbled.
"Yeah, sorry.." Tobio echoed.
Daichi sighed, and the stern expression was gone, both to Suga's relief and disliking. The boys then started to run towards Daichi's parents house, with both adults following at a more leisurely pace. He took a glance at his boyfriend and decided to tease him a bit.
Tapping on Daichi's shoulder, Suga leaned in and whispered, "I can't wait to see more of that side of you, Daichi~"
He watched his boyfriend's face flush a little. "I-Is that so?" He asked, and Suga couldn't help a small giggle.
"Yeah, you're really hot when you're all stern like that, it almost makes me want you to punish me." He purred, sliding his hand down to squeeze his ass.
"Suga, the boys are right there." He rasped, his forehead lining in an attempt to seem unfazed by his teasing. He was so cute.
"I know, I'm not blind. I'm just giving you some food for thought." Suga smiled innocently. He then gave his rear one last squeeze and pressed a kiss to Daichi's red cheek before walking ahead of him.
Daichi hadn't moved when Suga looked over his shoulder at him. He just stared at him with a wide eyed expression and flushed cheeks as Suga stepped up onto Daichi's parents' porch.
"C'mon, Daddy!! Hurry up!" Chikara called.
"Yeah, hurry up Daichi~" Suga grinned.
He seemed to snap out of his shock and coughed, joining the rest of them on the porch. Daichi shot him a frustrated glance, to which Suga batted his eyelashes. "You're evil." He muttered, walking up to the door.
Daichi's fist didn't even touch his parent's door before it swung open with Sango standing in the doorway with a bright smile. "I was wondering when you boys would show up!"
Chikara and Tobio ran up to her for a hug and started chattering away about their friends at school. Suga watched them fondly as they talked with their grandmother. She pressed a kiss to each of their cheeks and told them to head inside and say hello to their grandfather.
She stood up and watched them scurry inside before turning towards them. "It's nice to officially meet you, Suga-chan." Sango said happily, taking his hands in hers.
"Likewise, Sango-san." Suga smiled in response.
"Daichi, you haven't been giving Suga-chan a hard time, have you?" She asked, giving Daichi an accusing look.
"No, he's been perfect, Sango-san." Suga said with a grin.
Sango released Suga's hands and nodded. "I'm so glad to hear that, dear. Why don't you both come inside?" She stepped out of the way, showing them into the small house. "Daichi, look at you, your shirt's wrinkled." Sango fussed, smoothing out the fabric of Daichi's shirt on his shoulder as he paused to toe off his shoes.
"That happens when you have kids, mom." Daichi answered, and Suga stifled laughter at the exchange.
"Yeah, I know. I had you, didn't I?" She answered with a flick of her wrist. "And I always dressed well, even with you on my hip."
"Yes, you've told me that." Daichi replied, straightening his clothes.
"Aw, come on Sango-san." Suga chuckled, walking over and looping his arm with his boyfriend's. "I think he looks handsome, don't you?"
Sango's entire demeanor softened and she nodded with a kind smile. "He reminds me so much of Masahiro when he was younger."
"Speaking of which, where's dad?" Daichi asked.
"I think he's in the living room with the boys," she said. "Go introduce Suga-chan to him, I'm going to check on dinner."
"Okay," Daichi said, exhaling as his mother made her way toward the kitchen. "Sorry, Koushi."
"For what?" Suga grinned, sliding his hand into Daichi's. "I like her, she seems fun."
"That's one way to put it," he chuckled exasperatedly, looking at him.
"Be nice, she's a sweet lady." He answered, leaning his head on his boyfriend's shoulder. "She and I seem to have something in common, too."
"What's that?" Daichi asked, his tone slightly worried.
Giggling, Suga stroked his boyfriend's face in his palm. "We both like teasing you~" he said cheekily.
"Oh no, please don't gang up on me.." Daichi groaned as Suga pulled away with a grin.
"No promises," he chirped.
"You're really evil, you know that?" His boyfriend sighed, taking his hand back.
"Ah, but you knew that before you started dating me, didn't you?" Suga answered.
Daichi nods. "Indeed I did," he gently tugged him by the hand toward where Suga assumed the living room was. The room was well furnished, and Suga spotted the two boys playing in the corner of the room where a toy box filled to the brim with toys sat. They were building towers with large Lego-like blocks and chattering amongst themselves.
Turning his attention elsewhere, he saw a man no taller than Daichi stand up and approach them. His jaw and nose matched Daichi's and he had thick salt and pepper hair on his head. Looking at him made Suga think of what Daichi may look like in 20 or so years.
Daichi gave his father a half-hug. "How you doing, Dad?" He asked.
"As well as I can." His father answered with a smile that was almost identical to Daichi's. He turned his attention to Suga and extended his hand. "You must be Suga, I'm Sawamura Masahiro." He introduced himself.
"Sugawara Koushi." Suga said as he took his hand and shook it firmly. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Sawamura-san." He smiled, watching as the older man sized him up.
"Please, call me Masahiro." He replied. "I hear you're Tobio's teacher, yes?"
"Yes, sir." Suga answered, a little nervous in front of this man that was so similar to his lover, but a little more intimidating.
"Are you not worried for your career?" Masahiro asked, and Suga got the impression that he wasn't intending on sounding cold from his interested expression.
"Not at all," he answered, looking towards Daichi's sons with a fond smile. "Besides, if I had to choose between teaching at that school and those kids, I know which one I'd choose."
Masahiro looked surprised when he looked back toward him, and then he flashed a wide smile. "Glad to hear it, Suga-kun. The boys are very fond of you, especially Tobio-chan. I never thought I'd hear him say he loves going to school."
Suga actually blushed and he looked at his boyfriend who had an adoring expression on his face. "I thought so too," Daichi said, looking back to his father. "Suga is amazing though, and my kids adore him. I'm glad I took a chance on him."
Suga was moved, his heart pounded hard in his chest and he felt his face heat up even more as his smile widened. "You're putting me on such a high pedestal." Suga chuckled, nudging Daichi with his elbow.
"No higher than you deserve." He answered crossing his arms with a nod in agreement with himself.
Masahiro watched the exchange and laughed a bit, shaking his head. "You remind me of when your mother and I were young." He said. Suga grinned at that comment; he figured that it was a good sign. He blushed when he felt Daichi wrap an arm around his shoulders.
"Grandpa, look! We made a castle!!" Chikara called, drawing the adults' attention toward the toy corner where the boys were playing. The Lego tower that they'd been working on was now about as tall as Tobio and was off-center, but the look of pride on the boys' faces made Suga think it was the greatest castle ever built.
"Very nice, Chikara." Masahiro said. "You and Tobio have built quite a castle." He crossed his arms over his chest proudly. "You boys could grow to be capable architects."
"What's an architect?" Chikara asked, tilting his head to one side curiously.
"An architect is someone that makes up the instructions so that people can build a house or a school or a hospital." Suga explained carefully.
Chikara scrunched up his face. "Why would I want to do that? When I grow up, I want to make movies, not houses."
Suga stifled laughter and nodded. "I know that, Chikara-kun. You can grow up to be anything you want." Chikara nodded happily and returned his attention to the tower as Tobio got off the floor and ran over to the small group of adults. He stopped in front of his grandfather and raised his arms in a 'pick me up' fashion.
"Okay, okay.." Masahiro said, bending down to pick up the small boy. "Let's go see if Grandma needs help in the kitchen, eh?" He offered, to which Tobio nodded.
Suga watched as the two left the room and blinked when he felt Daichi's arm slip down his back. His hand stopped at the small of his back and rubbed soothing circles there with his thumb. Suga hummed in contentment, but then the hand fell away completely and Daichi walked over to crouch down beside his son. He watched as his boyfriend took a stuffed animal and made it talk in funny voices to Chikara, who laughed and talked back.
He decided to go and see if there was anything he could do in the kitchen and walked down the hallway lined with photos of a young Daichi. Stopping to look, he spotted a photo of him just before his entrance ceremony to highschool. He looked nervous, and he could tell because his expression was very similar to the way Daichi had been on their first date. He was thinner, but looked pretty sturdy.
The next photo was of him at his high school graduation ceremony. Something told Suga that there was a collection of photos between the last photo and this one that he hadn't seen, but he wasn't particularly nosy. He'd grown thicker by the time that he graduated, and was next to several of his classmates. Suga scanned their faces to to see if he recognized anyone, Michimiya for example, but there was nobody familiar there. She did mention that they weren't exactly close friends so he figured that was the reason.
The next several photos were of Daichi in hockey gear, and Suga couldn't help but notice that he was of different ages, from primary school onward. The most recent photo showed his lover grinning after a game, his hair damp with sweat and leaning on his stick. Suga admittedly knew little to nothing about hockey, but Daichi looked good in the gear. Really good. He'd gotten to the same muscle mass he was at now, and looked driven. Like he knew where he was going and would do anything to get there.
"Wow.." He exhaled, smiling at the pictures of his boyfriend's past.
"He was always a handsome boy, wasn't he?" Sango said, startling Suga.
Whipping around to look at her, Suga blushed in embarrassment. "I-I was going to see if you needed any help," he explained. "I'm sorry I got distracted."
"It's fine, Suga-chan." Sango soothed in a very motherly fashion, picking up the photo Suga had just been gazing at. "He was always so focused on the future, so passionate. I was worried that he would never stop to notice all the opportunities for an enjoyable present since he was so focused on the future."
Suga nodded. "I think that's understandable," he replied.
"I was blindsided, actually, when he told me he was adopting two boys.. I thought I'd never have grandchildren, you see." Sango set the one picture frame down and picked up another, showing Daichi holding a very young Tobio in his arms with a smaller Chikara sitting on his lap. "This is their first family photo, Suga-chan." She explained, handing it over.
"They've grown so much." Suga said, almost saddened that he couldn't have been there from the beginning.
"I'm glad he met you," Sango said, smiling warmly and touching Suga's back as she looked at the photo with him. "He'd pretty much given up on love after he adopted the boys. He was so consumed with work and the boys' happiness that he almost forgot about finding some of his own."
Suga blinked, looking at Sango for a moment with a wide eyed expression. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. "His happiness?"
"Yes." Sango nodded. "I imagine that you're the one who completed the family that he had in mind. My son may have done things backwards, having children first.. but he's the happiest I've ever seen him and I have you to thank for that."
Suga felt tears brim his eyes and he nodded. "Thank you, Sango-san." He breathed, feeling filled to the top with emotions that just continued to grow until they spilled out. "I feel the same way." Suga said, rubbing the tears from his eyes. "I always wanted a family like this one."
"You have it now." Sango said, gently taking the photo back from him and setting it back down on the shelf. "And you'll be added to the collection of photographs here soon."
"Thank you, Sango-san." Suga said quietly, feeling embarrassed for crying.
Shaking her head, the woman gave Suga a hug; she was warm, she was motherly and Suga hugged the short woman back tightly. "Welcome to our family, Suga-chan."
Suga and Sango separated and flashed each other a smile, before heading toward the living room together. As they got to the door, Sango called into the living room, "Daichi~ dinner will be ready soon, get Chika-chan cleaned up please."
"Yes mom," Daichi replied, turning toward the doorway and blinking when he made eye contact with Suga. "Hey, are you alright?" He asked, and Suga was surprised he could tell that he'd teared up even from this distance.
"Oh, Sango-san was just showing me some pictures from when you were little." Suga grinned, watching Daichi's face pale. "You were such a cute baby, Daichi~"
Sango seemed to catch on immediately, and flashed a grin as well. "Especially that one where he's in the bathtub, right?"
"Oh yes," Suga nodded, covering his mouth with a giggle. "He was so cute there~"
"Mom, you didn't.." Daichi groaned, covering his face in his hand.
"I wanna see Daddy when he's little too!" Chikara said, raising his hand excitedly.
"I'll get the album after dinner, okay? That way we can all enjoy them~" Sango answered, much to Daichi's dismay. He really was adorable when he was embarrassed, and Suga couldn't wait to figure everything else out about Daichi in time.