Something isn'tright, Shocket isacting off besides being sleepy puttingherface in herfood so she must becoming down with something, oh geez not good, I promised him I would look after her, maybe he can help, Linda did meet Casey.
It was that evening and Howard had gotten home, unaware of theevents oftoday, until Linda filled him in amusing him that Shocket loved coffee, happy they had met Casey noticing Shocket was off, she was tired, her tiny nose wasred with droopedwhiskers, seeing stuff leaking from her nose meaning shewas not feeling good, seeing a worried look on Linda's feathered face, telling her to take Shocket to their room, seeing her leading her there, hearing Shocket coughing andwhinpeting.
"Relax Shockie, my dad's getting help, hang inthere." Linda said.
"Where wouldI go, L-Linda!" Shocket saidsneezing.
Linda then took a deep breath, tucking Shocket into her side of their bed, seeing her brown-furred cheeks were turningred, scared seeing thedoor open seeing her dad with Rocket, stunning her as this wasShockets'sdad making her emotional, she knew hecared about Shocket from theanxiousexpression on hisfurry face.
"Same fur, brown eyes full of mischief buy warmth, longwhiskers compared to Shockie, hewears armour likeher oldarmour, a goodheart." Linda softly observed seeing a small grin then faded hearing Shockettalking feverishly placing a paw on Shocket's furry little cheek, sensing thecoldwasgiving her heck.
"Yep, our little Shocket hasa bad cold, Linda get mea coldcloth, alright, your pop wentto get meds to kick the colds's tail." Rocket saidseeing her leaving the room.
He was feeling a lot ofemotion right now, tempted to tell Shocket, he was her dad, now was not the time, yet hecould talk to her, so shewouldbecurious, searching fortheright words, taking a deep breath.
"HeyShocket, you don't know me, but you will, I'vebeen waiting sinceHoward told me,orshowed me, when you feelup to it, then we'll talk." hesaid softly kissingherhead as Linda walkedin, , seeing him wipimg tears away, understanding that he could not tell Shocket right now.
"Thanks kid, as thismight cool down the fever,no I didn't tell her, thanksfor lookimg out for her, you guys are soulmates like meand Lylla my pretty lady at yourage." he toldher.
"You're welcome uncle, Shockie is important to me." Linda stated.
"Maybe a story would make Shockie feel better." Linda replied.
"Once there wasa you g kit, she and hersoulmate livedwith an evil tyrant who made them do his bidding, until one day, they escaped to a faraway planet where they could have a better live, rgeb rge you g kit learnt that her real dad was there, a superhero so she decided to find him even though she wasanxious fearing he migntreje t but when she methim, he lovedher flaws andall, becoming a family alomg with her being withhersoulmate." he told them.
Linda noticedced a smile on Shocket'sfurry face, knowing she had heardherdadtell hera story, wanting to tell her, only he had ade her promise not to for now, hearing Howard ask him if he wanted a drink, seeing him nod in reply, leaving Linda andShocket's room joining Howard in the kitchen knowing he might burst emotionally, if he did not, saying maybe he should just tell Shocket, as she wascurious about him.
"I might try, asI wanna be a partof her life, you know kids like ours develop a bit faster, than their human peers." Rocket said.
"Dad, are you really my dad ordo I still havea fever?" he heard Shocket ask coughing making him sigh.
"Y-yes I am, oh man this is noteady, my name isRocket, andsorry you gotstuck with Tivon, he sucks, anything he told you wasa lie, I wanna be part ofyour life onlytake thingsslowly, thiswasuncleHowie's idea, to tell you." hesaidfeeling her hughim despite being sick..
He was carrying her back to Limda andShocket'srom tuckingher into herside if the bed, placunga cool compress on herfurry head careful notto touch the mLhasa, whichamusedLinda, despite happy, that Shockethadfinally met herdad telling Rocket that she could take are of Shocket, hearing her dad call him, making Rocketsigh, leaving theroom, which hada safe aura.
"Wow, you want her to go to school, Howie that'sa step too far, humie kids will treather mean, you know that?" Rocket said.
"I meant the place you teach at, isn't it for kids like her?" Howard said.
It was later the next day, and while Linda wasta,ing care ofShocket, Howard and Rocket were talkimg, and Howard hadpropsedthe idea of Shocket goingto school, making Rocket's anxiety go nuts, until Howard mentionedAvengers Campus andhe was the vice-dean smirking at thisidea, he hadto ask Shocketwhat shethought aboutthe matter, it afterall, waiting for herto feel better which Linda agreed with, telling himthatShocketwasaskimg about him, surprising him.
"Hey kiddo, you still don't look so hot huh?" he's aid.
"Nope, but where do you live?" she asjed coughing.
"In theMilano but at Avengers Campus, a placewhere kids like you train, to be thenext generation of heroes, wecan talk aboutit later, sweetie." Rocket said staring at hermohawk, remindinghim ofCarol's.
Shocket was thinkingabout what he hadsaid, feeling sleepy, whichRocketunderstood lettingherbe, and felt his phone ring as it was Carol promising to come back later, relieving Howard knowing thingswere getting intresting, seeing Linda agreeing hopingShocket wouldbe okay, that herdadwas not taking herfromher, seeingher dadsmirk as her feathered cheeks go pink, understanding.