"Groot, you okay, you look uncomfortable in the flowerpot, you wanna sleep on the bed, with me?" Rocket said.
"I am Groot, I am Groot." Groot replied to him from the flowerpot.
It was a few days after the night,ight which had been helping him sleep better, deciding to makehis bestfriend hisown bed, as the flowerpot looked uncomfortable going to the lower part of the fort, that he used as his tech-lab where he inventedthings, getting to work on his project, building a bed, hoping that Groot would loveit when hewasfinished.
"I am Groot!" he heard the sapling calling later, as it was dinnertime.
"Coming, bud!" he said using the elevator to get upstairs.
He had also washed his front paws, before going to the table, as he had been using his tools making Groot curious, about his friends's new project, which made the male kit smile, he wanted it to be a surprise as the tree-like sapling was his bestfriend and cared about him a lot.
"It's a surprise, for somebody, alright?" he said drinking juice noticing a pain in his mouth while eating, making him worry opening his mouth afterfinishing, seeing Groot excited, saying he hadhis first loose fang.
"Sweet and when it comes out, the Tooth Alien will take it, and leave treasure!" Rocket said grinning.
"I am Groot, I am Groot." Groot said making him nod cleaning up.
After dinner, they were ha ging out, playing late into the night/early morning until they got sleepy, meaning bedtime so going tbrough their bedtime routine, seeing Rocket watching Groot getting into his flowerpot before getting onto his bed, wrapping the blanket around himself, after putting on the nightlight, determined to finish the bed for
That next morning after breakfast, he was down in the tech-lab working on his project, knowing that Groot was taking an nap so he could work on this, grinning feeling his loose fang, while making sure the bed was soft enough, for Groot to sleep in, knowing he was going to love it feeling proud of his skills, wishing his older brotherandsister could see this, finishing by late afternoon.
Groot's eyes widened in surprise, seeing the bed, that his friend had made him, climbing onto his back, nuzzling his furry little cheek, making him giggle, guessing he liked it, which made him happy.
"You're welcome, as you looked uncomfortable, in the flowerpot." he said.
"I am Groot, I am Groot." Groot said smiling, hearing rain.
"Hehe, the mud is so squishy, you having fun?" Rocket said to Groot.
"I am Groot, I am Groot." Groot replied giggling.
It was late afternoon and both youngsters were oupside, despite it being rainy, meaning they could play without anybody being around or bothering them, so right now, little Rocket was sitting in the mud, playing along with drawing in it with a stick while Groot was dancing in the rain, which was making them happy, after being inside for too long seeing his friend playing, being so happy, giggling being just like any other kid, seeing him throwing mud, giggling at his friend.
"This is the life, being free, nobody poking or prodding you, making you earn your food." Rocket said, a huge smirk on his furry face.
Groot understood, as the first time they had met, his friend had been cooped up, people making him do things for food, not ltting him play or just be a kit, until they had escaped finding that ship, with his friend using his smarts, to pilot them tosafety, where nobody would find them, askimg Rocket if he was alright.
"Yeah I'm good, I was just thinking, you know?" he said to him.
"After a while, they went back inside, taking a bath to get clean, which felt good, after all that time playing, getting out after a while, helping Rocket get out drying off, putting on an night shirt, feeling good, seeing if his loose fang was ready to come out, seeing it was still there.
"I guess I'll just have to wait, for it." he said making Groot smile.
He also had heard there was a storm coming tonight, worrying, because it could be loud, hoping the nightlight would still work, or Rocket would not sleep, or be freaked out, by the storm making Rocket wonder, what was wrong.
"I am Groot." he said making him get it.
"I'll be okay, the nightlight helps, remember?" he replied.
However later that night, the storm had knocked the power out, sothe nightlight had went off, which made Rocket freak out, as every flash flashed against the wundoes, as he had his paws over his furry ears, trying to block out the sounds of the storm, curled up in the fetal position, whimpering which made Groot understand, getting out of his comfortable new bed, going over to his friends's bed, climbing on.
"I am Groot, I am Groot?" he asked softly.
He placed a tiny hand near his friends's furry ear, scratching it gently, letting him know he was safe, seeing fear written all over the male kits's face, seeing him removing his paws from his ears, seeing Groot there, which made him a little better despite the storm outside seeing his friend sniffling, wiping tears away with a paw, feeling a little better.
"Thanks Grooty, this is helping me." he said softly.
He then got an idea, as when he got like this, he used happy thoughts to feel better, so maybe that would work for his friend, telling him about this coping mechanism, askimg him if he wanted to try.
"Okay, it might work, you know?" Rocket replied.
He thought of the things that made him happy, like inventing things to help him and Groot, being mischievous along with dodging the Novacore, playing in the mud with Groot, and being his friend, like brothers.
Groot noticed his friend was startimg to feel better, guessing his idea was working, forgetting about the storm outside, lying down, squeezing the hand of his weighted plush, which was also helping, along with invention ideas feeling his eyes becoming heavy drifting off into sleep, relieving Groot, going back to his bed, getting in, asleep in a matter of moments.