8

"Hawk?"

"Yes Taddy?"

"Is the Captain around by any chance? I need to ask a CKH question" Ianto said without looking up from the newspaper he was reading and Hawk puffed out his chest.

"What there, I will go get him for you" the boy said with glee, than he raced upstairs to his handbag, dressing quickly and rushing back down with a big leap down the bottom two steps and a 'ta-da' with arms wide like there was an audience in the empty foyer, before walking calmly to the office where his Taddy was waiting.

Important to be prepared for audiences ya know.

"Hello Taddy Citizen!"

"Ah. Captain, there you are. Hawk found you, good" Ianto looked up and smiled "I was reading here that there is a cat show in London next week. I have to go in for a contract thing with my book and was wondering if you would care to be my bodyguard, keep me safe for the day and maybe accompany me to the cat show?"

Hawk squealed as he ran to look at the pictures of cats, his eyes wide with excitement "Just me?"

"Yes, a school day so everyone else will be at school or preschool. Just you and me Captain. So … I need a strong man to help me and I would rather it be one who can act in a superhero second if I am in danger of a kidnapping or murder plot or something" Ianto smiled at his little boy.

Hawk squealed with glee as his hands clapped, then he remembered he ws in character and cleared his throat "and tell me Citizen. Will there be refurbishments?"

Ianto blinked, still looking at those crocheted gloves he hadn't noticed before "Hmm? Oh. Yes. Refreshments. Bound to be a Maccas nearby for refuelling after such a hard day's work."

The little boy stated to swagger out of the room, then he paused and turned back to ask in a pompous voice "And money? I get paid?"

Ianto blinked.

"Ah" he finally said softly "Yes. You will get paid a gold coin!"

"AH!" the boy said with glee "YES! GOLD! Maybe one for the show and another for the drive home?"

"Home?"

"In the car, I will throw my body on you if someone shoots at us. I need a coin for that too!" the boy said with a roll of his eyes.

"Ah, of course. Yes. Danger money"

Hawks eyes narrowed as he hissed with glee "DANGER MONEY YESSSSSSS"

The door closed as Captain Kitty Hawk left the room and Ianto started to giggle softly, going back to his newspaper that covered his desk.

Little nutter was so much fun.