Baby Bunnies and Tiger Cubs

Chapter 2

"Hello?"

"Kaede! Oh its so good to hear my little girl's voice, Papa's misses you so much!" Kotetsu chirped into the phone.

"Oh, hey dad. Listen, how long until you get here?" Kaede asked, sounding excited.

"Just a few hours. What's this? Is my little girl so happy to see her papa she can't wait until he gets there?"

"Yeah, sure, whatever. Barnaby's coming with you this time, right!" She said excitedly, making Kotetsu's good mood deflate.

At first, Kotetsu had been afraid that Kaede wouldn't be open to the idea of her father with another person other than her late mother, a man no less, but as soon as she had found out that her father's new eye candy was her idol, Barnaby Brooks junior she wasn't so against the idea.

"Yes yes, infact he's the one driving." Kotetsu said, shifting his gaze to glare at his lover from his seat on the passenger's side. Barnaby returned this icy stare with a charming smile and a hearty chuckle.

"KYAAAAAA!"

Kotetsu flinched, holding the phone as far away from his ear as he possibly could while Kaede had her little fangasm.

"Really? He's with you right now? Ooooh, please let me talk to him dad! Please Please PLEASE!" She begged. Kotetsu once again cowarding away from the noise coming out of the phone.

"S-sorry Kaede but...err...he can't talk and drive!" The dark haired man quickly thought of a reason to deny his daughter's request.

"Eh? Can't you just hold the phone for him?" Kaede pleaded.

Kotetsu frowned.

What was he? Barnaby's bitch?

"Ah? What was that? I'm sorry you're breaking off."

"But dad, I can hear you just f-"

"Sorry Kaede, kshhhhh, going through a kshhhhh tunnel. We'll be there soon!"

Kotetsu quickly pressed the 'end call' button and sunk into his seat with a sigh. Kaede hadn't even formally met Barnaby yet. Of course she'd seen him on tv and that time he saved her but he hadn't introduced him to her as 'her papa's new boyfriend'. He dreaded how she would act seeing him in person...

"Was that really necessary?" Barnaby chuckled, taking his eyes off of the road momentarily to look at the dark haired man next to him.

"My uh...battery was dying." Kotetsu lied.

"You could have just told her that." Barnaby continued, seeing straight passed the fib. "Is 'papa' jealous that his little girl is practically in love with me?" He quiped, noting the twitch in the older man's eye. Barnaby grinned.

"But the real question is, are you jealous of me or are you jealous of your daughter?"

Kotetsu felt his face heat up at the comment, the tone of the younger man's voice making it sound more sensual then it probably should have.

"As if Bunny. Why would I be jealous of my own daughter? Besides," He pointed to himself with his thumb. "I already know you're madly in love with me." He said smugly.

Barnaby scoffed, lightly pressing on the brake as they came up to a red light. When they were at a halt he took his eyes off of the road and turned to his lover, grasping his chin to place a heated kiss on the other's chapped lips.

Kotetsu was a bit surprised at first but soon returned the kiss, resting his hand on Barnaby's neck. After a few more moments of pleasant lip locking, the younger Hero pulled away, licking the other's lips suggestively as he returned to his post.

The light turned green again.

"For once you're right, old man."

Kotetsu smiled at the blond, rolling his eyes as he resumed looking out the window.

[X]

"Kaede! I'm ho-"

"Barnaby!"

The young girl ran right past her father's outstretched arms towards the blond behind him who was busy unloading the car. Kotetsu fell flat on his face.

"Wow, I can't believe it's really you! For a while I thought my dad was lying when he said you two were dating!"

"Well, it's true." Barnaby said with a charming smile before leaning in closer and pressing his fingers over his lips in a 'shush' motion. "But it's a secret, so you can't tell anyone, ok?"

"I promise!" She agreed hastily.

Bunny laughed, taking his and Kotetsu's luggage.

"Oh, you don't have to worry about that!" Kaede said, making the blond drop the suitcases. "Dad will be more than happy to carry in your stuff, right?" She turned to look at her dad.

Once again, he wasn't Bunny's bitch.

...no matter how much it seemed like it sometimes...

"I see, that's very kind of him." Barnaby said, looking at his lover

Kotetsu sent him a glare but went over and took the bags anyway, grunting as he lifted the two heavy suitcases. He could hear the young blond chuckle as he walked passed.

"What's wrong old man? Getting too old for heavy lifting?" He quipped.

Kotetsu frowned. "No, its just that you over stuffed your bag like a woman!" He shot back, giving the blond a warning glance. If Barnaby wanted any sexual favors tonight, he better shut his trap.

Barnaby responded with a chuckle, taking one of the bags out of the older man's hands.

"Come on, unless you want me to carry you too."

Kotetsu felt his ears turning red at the words, puffing up his cheeks as he followed the other towards his old home. Kaede trudged behind them, nearly on the young blond's heels as they made their way towards the traditional japanese style house.

Kaede pulled Barnaby through the front door, mumbling something about showing him her room while Kotetsu slipped out of his shoes.

"Mom, we're home." He called.

"In the kitchen Kotetsu." The old woman called back.

Kotetsu followed the voice, the smell of freshly steamed vegetables filling his nostrils as he reached the kitchen. He saw his mother in front of the oven, turning over something wrapped in cabbage boiling in a pot of water on the stove top.

"I wasn't expecting you both so early but dinner should be ready soon." She said walking towards her son. "It's been a while, how are things in the city?"

"They've been fine."

"You haven't been too reckless have you? I've been watching that show of yours and you always seem to get into some sort of trouble."

"I never get in trouble, I'm a hero! It's all to protect the people." Kotetsu rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "Besides, Bunny, er, Barnaby is always there when I need him to be."

"Oh?" Kotetsu's mother's face turned into one of amusement. "And how is this man of yours?"

Kotetsu's face flushed at the way she spoke. It was always awkward when your mother brought up your relatively new boyfriend after thinking her son was straight for the past thirty something years.

"He's-"

As if on cue, Barnaby walked into the kitchen with an overly excited Kaede glued to him like a baby duckling.

"Hello ma'am, you must be Kotetsu's mother." Barnaby bowed forward respectfully. "He has told me much about you."

"Oh my, what a charming young man, handsome too." She laughed, feeling flattered. "How on earth did my son manage to catch a man like yourself." She half joked, half stated.

Barnaby chuckled. "It astounds me at times aswell."

Kotetsu, used to being the subject of torment by now, just ignored the two.

Kotetsu's mother turned to the oven where their dinner cooked and switched off the burner before turning to her grandaughter. "Kaede, would you mind setting the table?"

"No problem grandma." Kaede said, doing as she had been told. "Barnaby, you'll sit next to me right?" She asked excitedly as she stretched to reach the plates.

"Of course." Barnaby answered with a smile. Kotetsu turned to glare at his boyfriend for the umpteenth time that day, earning yet another sweet smile from the younger NEXT.

This was definitly going to be a long week.

A/N: Sorry it's been so long since I've updated, I got kinda stuck on this chapter. Great, we're only on chapter 2 and I'm already getting writers block . I originally wanted to make this chapter longer but the stuff in my head just wouldn't flow so I decided to save it for later chapters. Hopefully the next update won't take as long as this one did. Reviews are always greatly appreciated, please leave one if you have the time or enjoyed my fanftiction.