The early morning sun rose up into the sky as a small black and white puppy padded down the hallway towards his saviors room where he began to softly scratch at the door with begging puppy whines. There was a deep groan on the other side before the door slid open by Anji who glared down at the yapping pup whose tail was wagging in happiness....without even thinking he allowed the puppy in who padded over to the occupied bed. Before Anji could stop little Akio, the little guy swiftly crawled under the covers and snuggled into Mitch's chest that was exposed ...burrowing under his chin with a satisfied sigh.

"Akio...you chibikko (little rascal). You better not wake Mitch up. He needs to sleep." he whispered gruffly at the perfectly contented pup who suddenly began to snore under Mitch's chin. He stood there for a few minutes gazing down at the serene picture the two made upon that bed...Akio looked like the epitome of contentment curled up against that bared tanned chest because his shirt ties came undone in the night. Anji's brown eyes slid along the form of Mitch , taking in how gorgeous he was laying there so peacefully upon that futon mattress...the way that tawny chest with a smattering of dark hair upon it rose up and down with each breath he took. The way his shadowed jawed face was softened by sleep. The way the blanket sat lowly upon his hips, caressing those long firm thighs that framed the prominent bulge between them which made Anji's cheeks flush in desire and a sudden craving to see if he was endowed as it seemed. The vision of this beautiful man was breathtaking to Anji and he had to take a deep breath to calm himself down before his own desire's became evident to the naked eye...closing his brown eyes, he took deep, calming breaths as the heat of arousal flashed across him.

It was the soft moan from Mitch as he shifted positions that caused his feeling of desire to crash over him so hard in that moment that Anji had to bite back the gasp tearing up his throat as his blood rushed south into his pants just from that one sound alone.He immediately turned on his heel and went into a small closet sized room that held all of his books that he loved dearly...shutting the door behind him before he released the ties on his pants to pull out his painful hardening erection with a soft hiss as it bounced free and smacked his stomach, he leaned back against the bookcase while facing the closed door. He knew there was no way he would be able to function at all if he did not take care of this painful manifestation below and not wanting to take a painful walk of shame down the hallway to the bathroom and possibly be spotted, he went to the one place he could go where no eyes would witness his reprehensible transgressions. Gritting his teeth to keep silent, he took his swollen thin shaft in his hand and slowly began to stroke it up and down with precise movements that would bring him to orgasm faster. As his hand slide along its length , his mind began to conjure up images that would help him climax faster, hopefully without the other man becoming aware of what he was doing...and who he was thinking of in this moment. Slowly he closed his eyes and allowed his mind to imagine it was Mitch's hand and not his that was caressing his long, thin shaft with sure movements....feeling heat curling low as his passion rose higher in him.

In his mind he saw himself with his back pressed firmly against Mitch's chest as those strong arms wrapped around Anji's body...one holding him around his chest and the other below where his hand was working Anji into a feverish pitch of lust. Those long fingers were wrapped around his turgid length as they moved upon his heated flesh with slow strokes that spoke of the younger man being in no hurry to let his lover tip over the edge. With each firm caress, Mitch whispered erotic words in Anji's ears that were designed to fuel the flames inside of his older lover.

"You like how my hand feels here Anji? Does it turn you on , knowing it is my hand giving pleasure to this pretty cock, baby?" Mitch purred as his hot breaths tickled the shell of Anji's ear which made him whimper as he nodded at Mitch. "Mmm...I can tell how much it turns you on...the way this sweet cock keeps leaking just from my touch alone...getting my hand all nice and wet."

At that point Anji's head fell back and hit the wall behind him as he tried to contain his whimpers...praying Mitch didn't wake up and catch him pleasuring himself in this small book closet of his. As his hand kept up the steady strokes upon agonizing length, he could feel fluid leaking from the tip..helping his hand glide better and more smoother upon it. Slowly he reached out with his free hand to swipe some of the clear essence from his weeping erection and eased the lubed fingers past his sacs towards his pucker beyond them. Not once breaking his rhythm he began to tease the sensitive rim with his slicked fingers as he kept imagining Mitch teasing him so erotically the same way.

"Mmm, Anji, you have leaked so much baby that I don't need any lube to ease my way into this delicious ass of yours. It will allow me to open you up enough with my thick fingers so that I can sink into this sinfully tight heat of yours and pound this sweet ass all night...maybe I will fill you up with my hot virile cum and use a plug to keep it all in...breeding you till you swell with my baby." Mitch darkly whispered into Anji's ear as he kept teasing his rim...not once penetrating through the quivering opening, just tormenting him enough that it left him practically whimpering for more. "You want that baby? You want me to breed your boy pussy?" he smiled as Anji trembled and vigorously nodded his head...suddenly a tortured cry spilled past his clamped lips.

"Yes! Please, Mitch....please fill me with your babies!" he whimpered as the words tore out of him.

Just the thought alone of Mitch ejaculating inside of him pushed Anji over the edge as his vision went white from how intense his orgasm was as it spurted out of him and onto his hand and the floor. His legs began to tremble under him and he slowly began to slide down the wall until his butt was resting upon the floor...his lungs struggled to gather enough air into them as he just sat there...relishing the euphoria that was swaddling him in its hold. As he sat there the knowledge of what he had just done made him bow his head in mortification and he hung his head in shame. He had allowed himself to shamelessly use the image of Mitch to fuel his kink that no one knew about..not even Keir.

There was a secret side to Anji that no one knew about because he was afraid no one would understand it...hell even he didn't fully understand it, he just knew how he felt. This little secret was considered very bizarre by most people since there was no way except by some God ordained miracle that it could ever be achieved in reality. Anji had what was called a breeding fetish...where the very idea of having no barrier between him and his lover aroused him beyond measure....he got a erotic thrill imagining himself being filled with his lovers seed and it taking to the point that he became pregnant from it. Just the thought of being swollen with child kindled a longing desire for it to happen to him...he even at one point tried to see what he looked like if he was pregnant by uploading an image of himself onto his computer and superimposed a pregnant belly onto his own. Seeing that image on his screen of him with a swollen belly excited him so much that he had to masturbate to the picture...imagining some lover was filling his non existent womb up with a bunch a babies till he had climaxed so forcibly that he had almost blacked out from it. He knew if any one found out this deep desire then they would all think he was a freak, for it was wrong for a gay man to long to be pregnant since he never can actually ever get that way...some believed it was not but a sickness of the mind and meant you were mentally unstable.

It was the chillness of his ejaculate upon his hand and the feel of it seeping into the back of his pants from where he sat down in it earlier,that brought him back to his surroundings and he made a face in disgust. Finding his legs had stopped shaking, he quickly pulled himself up and taking off his clothes he swiftly cleaned the cooling spent from his body and off the floor before stepping out of the small enclosure. He glanced over to the bed and saw both Mitch and Akio were still asleep...with a sigh of relief, he shook his head at the pair asleep upon that fluffy mattress and went to get dressed...he had a mission to fulfill this morning and he wasn't accomplishing that by staring at Mitch. With one last look at the slumbering pair , he made his way out the door and followed his nose to the kitchen where the smell of food was beckoning him towards. He entered the room and saw his sister, Kiri, and his mother , Kora, sitting at the counter with a cup of tea in their hands while breakfast cooked on the stove close by. The second he walked in his sister looked up with worry on her face as he attempted to stifle his yawn that crept up.

"Anji...you look exhausted. What happened last night?" the sweet younger woman, who looked very much like their birth mother, stood up and made him a cup of tea to help him wake up more. He accepted the cup with deep gratitude at her for this...he seriously needed the tea to wake his brain up, which after a few sips he was able to respond to the questioning stares he was being given by both women.

"I am exhausted...didn't get much sleep last night. My friend, Mitch, had a hard night at the hospital..he lost his sister, Ana, in the landslide the storm caused." he went on to explain what happened and before he was done telling them, his mother stood up with tears in her eyes and a resolute look upon her face as she gave him a hug.

"You did right musuko (son), this is a good place where he can recover. Certainly he can stay as long as he needs and when the hospital lets him bring that precious girl home they can both stay here. This is perfect for him...I know I can watch over the little girl while he is at work, since he will have to go back soon...she will be safe and well cared for here. Now all we need to do is find them a room to stay in."she released him, but her hand stayed upon his shoulder as she thought about what to do...it was Kiri who found a solution.

"Nee kachan (hey mother), how about the room next to Anji's that is being used for storage currently. We can reorganize the other storage rooms and shift the stuff around to clear out that room for them. It's on the end of the hallway and will give him a tiny bit of privacy." all three knew it was a good suggestion and decided after breakfast to begin the transformation of the space for Mitch and Jayde to live in. Watching his sister and mother making plans about the room for Mitch , made him very proud to call both women family and he felt blessed to have them in his life.

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*SEVERAL DAYS LATER*

It was the middle of the night when the crying began and Mitch had no idea on how to stop it. He tried walking, singing, changing her diaper, feeding her...anything he could think of, he tried to soothe little Jayde who seemed miserable as big fat tears slid down her red cheeks. Earlier this morning, he was allowed to finally bring his niece, Jayde, home from the hospital to her new temporary home. He was amazed about how readily the Sakata family opened their arms up to someone they barely knew...only knowing him as one of their "sons", Jaime, uncle. He saw it from the moment he opened his eyes and was greeted by little Akio who playfully growled at him before giving him a lick upon his cheek...then later on when Kora brought him some clothes that would fit him as he was eating breakfast, telling him his other clothes were in the wash at that time. Seeing those clothes in her hands made his eyes burn as he tried to not let the emotions overwhelm him at her generosity... he could not even refuse because the look in her blue eyes stalled any objections he may had...he was humbled by her kindness.

"Arigato gazaimasu Kora-san( thank you)...I...don't know how to thank you for everything." his voice was low as he softly murmured at the woman...shyness evident by the pink staining his cheeks.

"Arigato iie dakedo dou itashimashite (no thanks needed but your welcome). Musuko (son), you don't need to thank me for anything...you are family now and family takes care of each other. I think of you as one of my sons already." as her sweet voice echoed within the room she reached out to lay a hand upon his cheek as she pointedly stared into his blue eyes which earned her a chuckle and a ~Yes ma'am~ from him. With a satisfied sigh at him, she turned around and continued to deal with making Kaishi's medicinal tea he needed...the entire time she was making it she talked to him. "Well, musuko, we are cleaning out your room today..it may take a few days but it will be ready for when you bring home that sweet little girl of yours. In the mean time, we will be pulling together as a family during this time of crisis and help you get back on your feet. Now...first order of business today is..." she turned around to face him with a stern look on her face and a commanding tone before softening her features with a smile once again "... to go see that little baby as soon as you can. I think visiting hours start at 9 AM and it is 8:30 now." her smile was so tender that it made Mitch feel like it was an embrace from his own mother...he had to fight the tears that threatened once again. It was in that moment that Anji appeared into the kitchen along with the bouncing pup, Akio at his heels as they both made their way over to where Mitch sat.

"You almost ready to go Mitch? i'll take you back to the hospital as soon as you are." his deep voice seemed a bit tired even though he tried to hide it with a smile...Mitch looked no better, but neither man was going to let it get them down. Within short order they both made their way to the hospital where they both spent most of the day either with little Jayde or out running errands for various reasons like letting Mitch's sensai, Hiraoka, know what had happened who gave him her condolences along with a week off to get everything in order for her funeral. They also acquired the necessary paperwork from Mitch's lawyer who faxed over the legal papers he needed to gain full custody of Jayde. Over the next three days Anji stayed by Mitch's side to give him all the emotional and mental support he needed to get through everything he had to deal with...first learning how to feed and diaper the baby...planning Ana's funeral which would be here in Japan...getting a room ready for Keir and Jaime, who were flying to Japan for the funeral which was next week...everything he had to endure, Anji's support never wavered. Even at night he was there for Mitch, holding him in his arms close to that slender hairless chest where the sounds of Anji's heartbeat under his ear beating out a calming tempo that soothed a bit of the pain in his heart.

After a few days, the hospital allowed Mitch to bring his niece to her new home which Mitch had yet to see until he brought her to the Sakata home. The moment he entered the room that Kora directed him to, he was astounded by all the work the family done...there was a fluffy mattress with a lovely dark blue quilt upon it and a small wooden cradle with soft cream bedding , settled close to the floor next to the futon bed. He could see there was clothes for both Jayde and him sitting in their prospective places in the wardrobe along a wall with everything so neatly folded within. Just beyond the beds was a beautiful sliding glass door, where sunshine was casting a warm glow into the room, that could be opened onto a lovely private garden landscape. Mitch could not move from where he stood as he was mesmerized by the love of the Sakata family who labored hard in making him and Jayde a sanctuary.

That was hours ago and now it seemed Jayde was very unhappy about something. Hearing the tiny girls cries being punctuated by loud hiccups was breaking his heart and Mitch's insecurities flared up as he listened. In that moment he felt he was inadequate and only a pale substitute to what the little girl truly needed...her mother, who had been brutally taken from her. Slowly Mitch sank to his knees onto the floor as he began to sob along with the tiny baby in his arms...both wrapped in their misery together. The sounds of their anguish hid the sound of his door sliding open and masked the footsteps that came closer until suddenly strong arms wrapped around both him and Jayde. Anji quickly knelt down to enfold the distressed pair into his arms and held both close to his naked chest as he began to whisper words of comfort into Mitch's ears. As he held onto the shaking man, he saw Mitch raise his head up and focused those blue eyes that were bloodshot from the tears pouring down his face.

"H...how...Anji?" his once smooth voice was broken and rough sounding to his own ears.

"I heard you both crying and I could not let you do this alone. Neither of you are alone for I am here for you...it breaks my heart that you are in pain." he whispered into Mitch's ear who could not stop the tears from falling as he leaned into Anji's neck with a hiccuping sob.

"Shhh...darin (darling). It's going to be alright." he tried to soothe the distraught man.

"I don't know that it will Anji. How can it be? I am not prepared for this...Ana was. I don't think I can handle all this like she could.She was the one who prepared and planned everything for Jayde. How am I going to be able to tell her about her momma...how strong she was... how beautiful she was? I have no clue how to do this....I...I...miss Ana." the sound of Mitch wailing into his neck and those tiny hiccuping cries of Jayde brought up an old memory of Kora comforting Kiri when she cried from nightmares at night or the times when Jirou and Tarou both had upset stomachs and he got up to help Kora ,since their father was having to work late that night, to calm them down. That memory was the one that came to the forefront of his mind at this moment. One of the best methods that brought the most comfort was holding the baby close to your heart where the child could hear the soothing beats as you sang while gently rubbing along their back, skin to skin...so that is what Anji did. Slowly he eased Mitch from his arms who had a bewildered look upon his face as he watched Anji gently gather the pitiful girl from his arms and placed her against his bare chest over where his heart was.

(A/N: this song is from Prince of Egypt movie- River Lullabye...start the video at 3:10 -6:20 to hear this in Japanese as Anji sings it)

https://youtu.be/bpMUjxMRDXE

"Let me try something. I remember when my brothers and sister were like this , both my moms would comfort them by holding them close and singing a lullaby to them. It worked most of the time." his brown eyes saw Mitch nodding as he reached out to wipe those watery blues of the tears that trickled down his splotchy face. As Anji sat there upon the floor, he began to softly sway side to side as he sang a lullaby he heard in an old Disney movie long ago...~The Prince of Egypt: River Lullaby~ in Japanese.

*Satto, my baby, nakanaide*

Nagare ni yurarete

Wasurenaide haha no uta wo

Yume de aeru itsu mo

Kawa yo!Kawa yo!

Odayaka ni hakobe taisetsu ni

*Ikuru jiyuu no aru tokoro*

The sound of Anji humming and the vibrations along his chest while he rubbed her back did bring comfort to Jayde and she stopped crying. He could see Mitch's eyes gazing at him in wonder at this little miracle he was witnessing...Anji gently smiled as he began to sing once more.

* Otouto yo ima wa mou daijoubou*

Watashi ga innoteru

Oikiku natte itsu no hika

*Minna wo sokuu no yo*

Both men looked down at the tiny girl who yawned as she rested so peacefully against Anji's bare chest...Mitch was astounded that this worked and he raised his blue eyes to look upon this wondrous man who held the little girl so lovingly tender as he began to softly speak.

"This tends to work the best...the feel of skin to skin...hearing your heartbeat...and the sound of your voice tends to be the perfect combination in easing her distress." he glanced up to see Mitch's blue eyes upon him and his breath caught in his throat at the look he saw there.It was one of love and it made Anji's heart yearn for more....he quickly cleared his throat and lightly whispered so not to wake the little girl who had fallen to sleep finally. " Is it alright if we try to lay down? Maybe if we put her between us she may rest better...hearing both of our hearts may help keep her calm enough to stay asleep." he watched as Mitch nodded...biting his lip in nervousness. With slow movements both men got off the floor and walked over to Anji's room who had a larger bed that was big enough for both men and the baby to sleep upon. Slowly they both eased into the bed and gingerly settled Jayde in between them where their combined heat seeped into her small body...sending her into a deep peaceful sleep. Both men gave a relieved sigh as they watched her even breaths that told them she had finally fallen asleep. With identical smiles Mitch and Anji laid down on their sides facing one another as they both settled a hand upon the tiny jewel between them. A feeling of peace and completeness enveloped them both as if this was the way things should always be between them...sharing their life together as a family. It was that very thought that chased them both down as they fell asleep finally...hands resting together over the sweet little girl. The following morning both men woke up to the sounds of Jayde's giggles as a little yipping bundle of fur licked her face with his tail wagging.

*WEEK LATER*

The day of Ana's funeral arrived and was heralded by the soft perfumed scent of flowers upon the air as if Ana was trying to lift the mourners spirits with a touch of beauty. It was Mitch's choice to have her burial done in a traditional Japanese manner, complete with a wake and later cremating her body, since she loved Japan from the moment they came here. There was first the wake where a priest chanted a section from the sutra while family lit incense in a urn close to her body and by the time he was done chanting the wake ended. The next day the funeral bore a resemblance to the wake where there was more incense and more chanting from the priest as guests and family placed flowers within her casket all around her body before it was sealed then carried in a elaborately decorated hearse that transported her body to the local crematorium. The family followed behind the hearse to the crematorium where Ana's body was cremated at and witnessed by her grieving family. It was a sorrowful time for the family but it also held some enjoyable moments for little Jayde was fawned over by Jaime and Keir. As Mitch looked on them he could see a certain glint in Jaime's eyes that told him maybe in the near future there would be another addition to the O'Shea family. Through the whole ordeal, Anji stayed by Mitch's side...holding his hand as he willed his strength into the younger man the whole time...giving him all the love and support he had to him.