Disclaimer: I don't own Tiger&Bunny but I do own this fanfic, thank you.
A/N: This is created because I think that Kotetsu can be a good mama like he is a good papa. The pairings for now will mainly FemKotetsuxMaleTomoe, one side BarnabyxFemKotetsu, and some one side AntonioxFemKotetsu.
I plan to do multiple chapters, and it will look like a semi one-shot because I only plan to write what I want. I won't follow the episode to the letter and I admit I will and have taken many liberties in this story. Also, expect me doing skips to the parts that I thought important.
I also thought this as a characterization practice for me. Please feel free to ask or even complain about OOC-ness you've found in this fic. I'll try to put as much Kotetsu in Kohime, but seeing that he is now a she, I took the liberties of changing 'her' inner and outer conflict. All will be explained in due time.
"Please don't put yourself into the danger anymore."
"I know, but I've promised to Ben this last job. It will be very rude to refuse this at the last minute."
Tomohiko looked at her worriedly, still not convinced to let his wife go.
"Don't worry, dear. I'll be back before you know it. Let's have a dinner party after this! I'll cook your and Kaede's favorite to celebrate my retirement!"
After saying that, Kaburagi Kohime left the house, not knowing that they wouldn't have that promised dinner.
Kohime & Barnaby
Chapter 1: The Super-Protective Mother & Pink Eared Hero
The first time Kohime met Bunny-chan was at the bank robbery.
She was taking money to pay for Kaede's skating course, thanks to the faulty bank system that didn't allow her to transfer it online, when suddenly several gunshots were heard and she found herself involved in bank robbery.
Ten minutes later, she was riding the van along with the robbers as a hostage.
If her mouth wasn't duct taped, she would have laughed at the robbers' stupidity. How come they did such a flashy robbery? They should have known about the Heroes that would make their escape hard if not impossible. She also noticed that in their hurry, the robbers tied her with an easy-to-tear type duct tape. The one who was pointing gun to her was also busy firing to their pursuers that he wouldn't notice her if she was to creep behind him to kick him out of the van.
Escape would be too easy. But Kaburagi Kohime chose to wait and let the heroes had their points by saving her. Besides, she had promised her late husband to not involve herself in danger anymore.
That decision was changed though, when the one of the robbers decided to run away with her bag, and Kaede's skating course money in it. The Kaburagis were having a hard time in economy and that amount of money was no piece of cake to draw.
Kohime's life resolution no. 1: nothing would stand between her daughter and her dream.
Kohime forced the door of the train driver open, catching both the driver and the robber's attention.
"Sorry to ruin your party, but could you please give my money back?" Kohime asked politely with a smile, trying to be the nice badass lady she pictured herself to be. She even wore the black sunglasses she saved for next summer holiday.
When the robber cocked his gun to her and saying profanities, it's clear that it was not working.
"Sky High has come!"
Hearing that, the robber looked frightened and jumped out of the train to escape. Kohime cursed. Did they have to announce it here also?
"WAIT!" Kohime shouted, activating her Hundred Power to leap to the zeppelin the robber had jumped to.
Kohime chased the robber relentlessly, not knowing that she had caught Hero TV's attention. She'd later thank to God that her family didn't watch Hero TV.
Five minutes later, the zeppelin almost crashed to a passenger ship. Luckily Blue Rose managed to stop it. After that, Kohime managed to capture the robber, but he managed to escape when Kohime was not looking.
Too focused in her chase, she just went overboard and forgot that her time was almost up. She jumped so high and suddenly she felt her power disappearing fast.
Her Hundred Power session had ended, and she was still in mid air.
"AAAAAAHHH!"
She screamed as she plunged to the sharp ice below. As she drew near, she closed her eyes, waiting for the icicles to impale her.
Again, she was too busy saying goodbye to her mother, brother, and Kaede in her heart to notice someone had caught her in mid air and cradled her like a princess. After realizing that she was not falling anymore, she opened her eyes.
The first thing she noticed was the pink, bunny-like ears on a robot like face. While she was still trying to grasp the situation, the bunny robot spoke.
"Don't push yourself too hard, Lady."
Kohime's reply was drowned by a scream of fright from the robber she was chasing around. The red robot quickly put her down, almost like dropping her, and chased the robber. Kohime tried to balance herself, but her heels were too slippery. When her butt landed on the ice, the red robot had caught the robber.
She was shocked and confused when the red robot opened its face, revealing a face of a young man behind it. So the red robot was actually a hero. He didn't look like one because he didn't have sponsors' logo pasted all over his hero suit. Besides, shouldn't a hero kept his identity as a secret?
As she nursed her poor bottom, Kohime decided to ask him when she got the chance.
"Hey," Kohime called the red and black armored guy. When she got his attention, she asked, "Who are you with?"
"With?"
"You are a hero, aren't you? Who's your sponsor? Or are you a free agent?"
"What does it matter? We made an arrest."
He got a point, Kohime admits. Still she continues, "Why did you reveal your face? Shouldn't a hero keep it concealed? I never saw a hero revealing his face—let alone doing it right at the beginning!"
"How old-fashioned," the young man said with a deadpanned face.
Kohime froze in place. Like every middle-aged woman, she was sensitive to the word 'old'.
"Did you just call me old?" she asked with a tone colder than Blue Rose' ice.
"You are behind the times," the young man corrected. He paused for a moment before adding, "Aunty."
"What?"
The young man walked away and Kohime was too dumbfounded to stop him. Instead of screaming profanities and throwing tantrum to the rude brat, she found herself asking: 'Do I look that old?'
