AUTHOR'S NOTE

Hello people! This is my first Tiger & Bunny fic and I really have big plans for this story!

I'm not a natural english speaker so have mercy : D

I apologize the shortness of the first chap, but this is kinda like a prologue for the whole story.

Here comes ~

Atmosphere at the apollon media's coffee room was awkward in all the possible ways. Hero TV's producer Agnes tapped her sharp, manicured fingernails against the coffee tables wooden surface, as she glared dangerously at the two heroes who were sitting at the other side of the table. The wall clocks threatening ticking was the only sound that could have been heard in the room.

"Well?" Agnes's deserted voice broke the silence and the heros beside her jumped on their seats.

"W-well, what?" Kotetsu Kaburagi stuttered, his face reddening comically.

"This won't happen again, miss Agnes, I swear..." Barnaby sighed with a suffering expression.

Said woman allowed herself to collapse on a chair below her. She grabbed her cup of ink black coffee and sipped it absent-mindedly. "I'd like to believe you, but... Oh dear god, did I really just saw you two..." Agnes's confused rambling ceased. The woman really looked like she was shocked for good. Kotetsu glanced quickly at his partner next to him. It seemed like Bunny was avoiding an eye contact with him. The older hero was almost sure that this whole situation was bugging Bunny way more than him, even though the younger hero was doing his best to hide it. Kotetsu knew that expression way too well.

"Could we just get this over with?" The Wild tiger groaned, he really wanted to get out of there fast as possible...

"hmm. Yes..." It looked like Agnes was thinking about something for a while, and then; "You absolute idiots! How could you do this?" She yelled at the duo, who flinched at the sudden outburst. "I'm not very surprised about you, Wild tiger, but Brooks! I always thought that you were the sane one." Said hero closed his eyes and slided on his chair. To be honest, Agnes did feel sorry for them. At least a little bit... but business was business, and she surely wasn't going to risk her career just because these two wise guys decided to screw each other right there on the coffee table.

"Aren't you a little bit overreacting here?" Kotetsu snapped before his brain had the time to think it over. "I mean, what's the big deal? This is between me and Bunny, and it sure as hell isn't the whole nations business, for gods sake..."

"Kotetsu." Barnaby blurted coldly. "Stop making things worse."

"What the heck, Bunny! You should defend your partner over here!"

"Shut your mouth!" Agnes snarled. "I got to admit," She continued a little softer, "that I'm actually not very surprised. More likely I waited the day this would happen with horror..." Her tired voice trailed off and she sighed heavily. "It is okay by me if you continue that affair of yours, as long as you remember to express your affection for each other in private."

Kotetsu looked like he had a more than one complaint about this hiding in the closet - thing, but Barnaby's relieved looking face changed his mind. Both heroes nodded silently. "Thank you so much, miss Agnes." Barnaby said thankfully, while Kotetsu mumbled something uncertain."Don't mention it, Brooks. Just think about if it would have been someone else walking in on you... That could have been the end of your career and probably mine too. Now get out here, both of you." She lectured with a lazy hand wave. "And Tiger, If you ever again get Barnaby in a mess like this, I will personally kick your ass."

"Oh, come on! Are you blind or something? Didn't you see how Bunny man-handled me? I'm the victim here, I-"

Kotetsus whining was cut short, when very embarassed looking Barnaby grabbed the man by his sleeve and started to drag him out of the room.

"Thanks again, Agnes, we really mean it."

Both men were in such a rush escaping from Agnes's wrath that neither of them didn't really give any thought about what would happen next. Kotetsu felt like panicking, but instead he decided to play it cool. He really wished that Bunny wasn't as mad as he seemed to be.

"Oi, Bunny, you really talk too much! Give me break, would you?" Kotetsu laughed, hoping to see smile on his partners serious face. Based on Younger hero's murderous looking mien it was not happening, though. "Did you completely missed that our career was at stake a moment ago?" Kotetsu couldn't but stare at his partner with dumbfounded face. Was Bunny really that upset?

"Okay, we just made out little bit in the wrong place... And at the wrong time, but they couldn't possibly fire us beacuse of this. They need us!"Kotetsu rambled as he sprinted next to Barnaby, who started to walk faster as if to shake the other man off. "I'm sure that replacing us is not that difficult. We should do as Agnes said and learn how to control ourselves."

"So, you agree with her? That we should be hiding forever in the closet?" Kotetsu snorted, sounding a little offended.

"Yes, as a matter of fact." Barnaby snapped right away. "We are heroes, Kotetsu. Our reputation is something we have to cherish, and what if the people in Sternbild started to despice us because of this? Sorry, but the risk is really not worth that." The younger hero spoke half-heartedly.

"Honestly, you really can be too naive sometimes, old man..." Barnaby continued, and couldn't help but smirk when Kotetsu pouted dramatically at the old man - part. "Fine, fine. If you are into being suspicious, secret affairs and all that crap. I guess I have to deal with it." Barnaby patted his partners head with a satisfied smile.

"Bunny? Promise me one thing?" Kotetsu voiced out without giving it a much thought.

"Hmm?"

"Promise, that this doesn't mean that you will leave me? I swear to sneak around until the world's end, if you promise to never disappear from my life."

The blond-haired hero sighed to his rambling partner, who seemed so comically serious and embarrased at the same time, with blushy cheeks and all. As Kotetsu continued his babbling, Barnaby made sure that no one was around. Without a warning, he grabbed the older males hand, rising it gently against his own lips.

"I promise."