i did mention how i wanted to see how they'd interact when they have wives :^ )

"Masamune-san, I heard that you two are having a baby! Congratulations!" Masamune smiled proudly at the woman across from him, as he took hold of his wife's hand and squeezed it gently.

"Thank you, An-san. Though, my wife didn't really tell me until after all the fuss at work died down, and so I was surprised that she was already two weeks in."

"Surprised? More like you nearly fainted." Masamune's wife laughed as she returned the gesture Masamune gave her.

"Hehh~ What's this? My brother fainted at the thought of pregnancy?" Ritsu teased, coming to meet the group, who were seated out in the garden, and carried a tray of drinks with him.

"Oi, shut up. You would too." Masamune retorted, but stood up to help the brunet with the drinks.

"Hmm, I would never pin Masamune for the kind of guy to help out his brother." Masamune's wife giggled, taking the drink that was offered to her and took a sip, enjoying the lightly sweet drink.

"Yes, I thought the same!" An agreed, turning to look at Masamune and Ritsu, noticing how they were curious about the conversation. "Masamune-san is definitely the kind of guy who would bully his brother to no end, and Ritsu would most likely get back at him his own way." An smiled, thinking about their dynamic. "I thought they would fight a lot."

"Well, we're adults now, if I bullied Ritsu nowadays, he'd just repay the gesture ten fold." The raven male chuckled. "Plus, our childhood was a little bit on the strange side. Though if anything, I enjoyed his company, as he enjoyed mine, I hope." Masamune added at the end.

"Nah, I hated it." Ritsu responded almost instantly, before cracking a sly smile. "Just kidding, you were fun to hang around." Ritsu admitted, sitting down beside An, whilst Masamune returned to his seat beside his wife, clasping her hand again.

"That's rather interesting, considering Masamune was always going around and travelling everywhere, from what I heard when he was a student." Masamune's wife commented, looking at Ritsu questioningly. "Were you two very close?"

A short silence fell around the group, before Masamune raised her hand up to kiss it and gaze at her lovingly. "Are you jealous?" He laughed softly when she flushed suddenly.

"Masamune, you know what I mean!"

"I know, I was only pulling your leg, love." Masamune settled her down as he carried on the conversation. Ritsu however, kept quiet as he observed the exchange, smiling happily at where they were now. He held onto his glass, not drinking from it, wanting to cherish the moment.

The four eventually had dinner together, and finally it was time to leave. Masamune's wife had already settled herself in the car, waiting for her husband, while An had gone up to retire early in the master bedroom of her's and Ritsu's home. The brunet had packed up some leftovers for his brother, who was also assisting him by packing all the containers into a bag.

"I didn't give you too much, did I? I often cook a lot, so it can't be helped." Ritsu explained to the older, watching as he tied up the bag and lifted it off the bench.

"It's alright, I'll have it for lunch and dinner at work tomorrow. Your cooking's delicious, so I'm not complaining." Masamune chuckled, lifting his eyes to gaze at the brunet. Though, Ritsu found himself looking away all of a sudden, his own smile frozen on his face.

"…anyway, you should get going now." Ritsu started up the conversation again, avoiding his brother's eyes. "It's already getting late, and I don't want you having inadequate sleep—"

"Ritsu."

"Eh?" Was all Ritsu could say before he found himself in a tight embrace. Ritsu couldn't help but tense up suddenly. He hadn't been held like this for a while.

"Sorry that my wife asked that before." Ritsu heard Masamune murmur in his hair. "She was simply curious."

"Eh?"

"If we were close."

"Oh. Ahhh, we wouldn't have known it anyway." The brunet justified, returning the hug with a couple of pats on his brother's back. "Well, things have changed, and it seems that you guys are happy." The brunet smiled widely as he pulled away, squeezing the raven's arms as a gesture of support.

"And you?" Masamune asked.

"I'm happy as well! An has also been talking of wanting to start a family soon, so we're just trying to find out the right time to do so." The brunet chuckled as he looked into the raven's eyes. Warmth, love, pride.

It was hard not to fall in love with him.

"Sounds great. Let me be the first one to know. I call dibs on being godfather." Masamune laughed as he made his way out of the house with the brunet tailing closely behind. As Masamune stepped out, Ritsu just rolled his eyes as he leant against the doorframe of the front door of his home, arms crossed.

"Even if I didn't tell you, you'd end up being the first to figure it out anyway." The brunet called after him, watching Masamune flash him a cheeky smile before he opened his car door.

"Of course, it's cause I care. Anyway, I'll talk to you soon. Good night, Ritsu." Masamune called out before entering his car. Ritsu chuckled softly as he watched him start up his car, feeling two arms wrap around his waist and warmth radiating from behind him.

"Did you give him some leftovers?" An whispered softly as she rested her head against Ritsu's shoulder, eyes barely open as she – alongside Ritsu – watched Masamune and his wife drive off.

"Mm," Ritsu hummed in confirmation. "It's funny how he likes my cooking now. He used to make fun of it." The brunet chuckled at the memory.

"Well, he loves you, doesn't he? He's only looking out for you." An responded vaguely as she pulled away and walked back upstairs. "Come to bed soon, okay?" Ritsu turned to nod at her before closing the door and fixing up everything in the kitchen, contemplating on An's response, but he knew the truth. Ritsu sighed a little, a small smile creeping up across his lips as he made his way to the bedroom.

An would've known, there was no doubt.

i hope you guys liked this chapter, even though it wasn't very shippy lol

see you in the next one :)